Portugal vs Uruguay: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Portugal
19.1%
in 2023
Uruguay
19.3%
in 2023
Portugal rank
44th
Uruguay rank
43rd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Portugal
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 19.3% against 19.1% in Portugal, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 44th and Uruguay ranks 43rd of 213 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30.0% | 13.0% | 17.0% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 10.8% | 16.3% | 5.5% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 14.4% | 13.1% | 1.3% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 17.2% | 4.0% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 19.9% | 0.2% | Uruguay |
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 Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 19.3% against 19.1% in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Portugal and Uruguay?
- 0.2%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Uruguay?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and Uruguay rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Portugal ranks 44th and Uruguay ranks 43rd 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