Portugal vs SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in

Portugal
32.2%
in 2023
SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand
26.5%
in 2024
Portugal rank
53rd
SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand rank
54th

Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time

  • Portugal
  • SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 32.2% against 26.5% in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 5.7%.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand ahead.

Portugal ranks 53rd and SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand ranks 54th of 168 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 2 and SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand Difference Ahead
1990s 21.4% 32.1% 10.8% SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand
2000s 26.5% 30.3% 3.8% SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand
2010s 36.8% 29.1% 7.7% Portugal
2020s 33.1% 26.3% 6.9% 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, Portugal or SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
Portugal, at 32.2% against 26.5% in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Portugal and SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
5.7%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
How do Portugal and SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
Portugal ranks 53rd and SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand ranks 54th 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

Indicator
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
389 places, 9,066 data points, 1996–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release