El Salvador vs Portugal: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
El Salvador
39.1%
in 2024
Portugal
37.9%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
42nd
Portugal rank
45th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- El Salvador
- Portugal
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 39.1% against 37.9% in Portugal, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1998 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 42nd and Portugal ranks 45th of 168 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.8% | 25.4% | 41.5% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 58.1% | 31.5% | 26.6% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 46.9% | 42.5% | 4.4% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 39.6% | 38.6% | 1.1% | El Salvador |
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, El Salvador or Portugal?
- El Salvador, at 39.1% against 37.9% in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between El Salvador and Portugal?
- 1.2%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Portugal?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Portugal rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- El Salvador ranks 42nd and Portugal ranks 45th 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, both sexes (%). 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