Portugal vs UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Portugal
24.9%
in 2023
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
17.0%
in 2024
Portugal rank
37th
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific rank
34th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Portugal
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 24.9% against 17.0% in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific, a difference of 7.9%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.5 times UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 37th and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ranks 34th of 213 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 4 and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35.5% | 6.4% | 29.0% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 5.6% | 9.2% | 3.6% | UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific |
| 1990s | 11.2% | 13.6% | 2.4% | UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific |
| 2000s | 19.2% | 13.5% | 5.7% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 29.1% | 18.1% | 11.0% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 25.3% | 17.5% | 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 UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- Portugal, at 24.9% against 17.0% in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Portugal and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- 7.9%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Portugal ranks 37th and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ranks 34th 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