Portugal vs UIS: East Asia and the Pacific: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Portugal
19.1%
in 2023
UIS: East Asia and the Pacific
13.6%
in 2024
Portugal rank
44th
UIS: East Asia and the Pacific rank
44th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Portugal
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 19.1% against 13.6% in UIS: East Asia and the Pacific, a difference of 5.5%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.4 times UIS: East Asia and the Pacific's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 44th and UIS: East Asia and the Pacific ranks 44th of 213 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 4 and UIS: East Asia and the Pacific in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | UIS: East Asia and the Pacific | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.2% | 6.1% | 21.1% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 3.3% | 8.8% | 5.5% | UIS: East Asia and the Pacific |
| 1990s | 8.5% | 13.0% | 4.5% | UIS: East Asia and the Pacific |
| 2000s | 14.2% | 13.5% | 0.8% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 22.2% | 15.3% | 6.9% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 13.7% | 6.0% | Portugal |
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, Portugal or UIS: East Asia and the Pacific?
- Portugal, at 19.1% against 13.6% in UIS: East Asia and the Pacific as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Portugal and UIS: East Asia and the Pacific?
- 5.5%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and UIS: East Asia and the Pacific?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and UIS: East Asia and the Pacific rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Portugal ranks 44th and UIS: East Asia and the Pacific 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