Denmark vs Portugal: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Denmark
24.5%
in 2024
Portugal
24.9%
in 2023
Denmark rank
39th
Portugal rank
37th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Denmark
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 24.9% against 24.5% in Denmark, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 39th and Portugal ranks 37th of 213 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 4 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.3% | 18.7% | 9.6% | Denmark |
| 1980s | 32.6% | 5.6% | 27.0% | Denmark |
| 1990s | 31.0% | 11.2% | 19.8% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 29.7% | 19.2% | 10.4% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 26.4% | 29.1% | 2.8% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 24.8% | 25.3% | 0.6% | 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, Denmark or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 24.9% against 24.5% in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Denmark and Portugal?
- 0.4%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Portugal?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Portugal rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Denmark ranks 39th and Portugal ranks 37th 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, male (%). 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