Mexico vs Portugal: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Mexico
33.2%
in 2024
Portugal
32.2%
in 2023
Mexico rank
50th
Portugal rank
53rd
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Mexico
- Portugal
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 33.2% against 32.2% in Portugal, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Portugal ahead.
Mexico ranks 50th and Portugal ranks 53rd of 168 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.1% | 21.4% | 6.3% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 10.3% | 26.5% | 16.2% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 27.3% | 36.8% | 9.6% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 33.4% | 33.1% | 0.3% | Mexico |
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, Mexico or Portugal?
- Mexico, at 33.2% against 32.2% in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Mexico and Portugal?
- 1.0%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Portugal?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Mexico and Portugal rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Mexico ranks 50th 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