Portugal vs UIS: East Asia and the Pacific: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Portugal
24.9%
in 2023
UIS: East Asia and the Pacific
17.0%
in 2024
Portugal rank
37th
UIS: East Asia and the Pacific rank
35th
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 24.9% against 17.0% in UIS: East Asia and the Pacific, a difference of 7.9%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.5 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 37th and UIS: East Asia and the Pacific ranks 35th 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 | 38.0% | 6.5% | 31.5% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 5.6% | 9.2% | 3.6% | UIS: East Asia and the Pacific |
| 1990s | 11.2% | 13.6% | 2.4% | UIS: East Asia and the Pacific |
| 2000s | 19.2% | 13.5% | 5.7% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 29.1% | 18.1% | 11.0% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 25.3% | 17.4% | 7.9% | 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 24.9% against 17.0% 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?
- 7.9%, 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 37th and UIS: East Asia and the Pacific ranks 35th 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