Denmark vs Portugal: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Denmark
32.1%
in 2024
Portugal
32.2%
in 2023
Denmark rank
54th
Portugal rank
53rd
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Denmark
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 32.2% against 32.1% in Denmark, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 54th and Portugal ranks 53rd of 168 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.2% | 21.4% | 25.9% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 48.1% | 26.5% | 21.5% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 38.3% | 36.8% | 1.5% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 32.7% | 33.1% | 0.4% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in, Denmark or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 32.2% against 32.1% in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Denmark and Portugal?
- 0.1%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Portugal?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Portugal rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Denmark ranks 54th and Portugal ranks 53rd of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in upper 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