Cuba vs Portugal: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Cuba
20.1%
in 2024
Portugal
19.1%
in 2023
Cuba rank
41st
Portugal rank
44th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Cuba
- Portugal
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 20.1% against 19.1% in Portugal, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Cuba's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Portugal ahead.
Cuba ranks 41st and Portugal ranks 44th of 213 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 4 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.3% | 29.1% | 11.8% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 28.5% | 3.3% | 25.2% | Cuba |
| 1990s | 30.4% | 8.1% | 22.2% | Cuba |
| 2000s | 23.4% | 14.2% | 9.2% | Cuba |
| 2010s | 20.7% | 22.2% | 1.5% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 23.5% | 19.7% | 3.7% | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational, Cuba or Portugal?
- Cuba, at 20.1% against 19.1% in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Cuba and Portugal?
- 1.0%, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Portugal?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
- How do Cuba and Portugal rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Cuba ranks 41st and Portugal ranks 44th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release