Portugal vs UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in

Portugal
37.9%
in 2023
UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
32.8%
in 2024
Portugal rank
45th
UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia rank
43rd

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

  • Portugal
  • UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 37.9% against 32.8% in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia, a difference of 5.1%.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia ahead.

Portugal ranks 45th and UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia ranks 43rd of 168 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 1 and UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia Difference Ahead
1990s 25.1% 40.7% 15.5% UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
2000s 31.5% 41.4% 9.9% UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
2010s 42.5% 50.8% 8.4% UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
2020s 38.6% 37.3% 1.3% 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 UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
Portugal, at 37.9% against 32.8% in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Portugal and UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
5.1%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
How do Portugal and UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
Portugal ranks 45th and UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia ranks 43rd 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

Indicator
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
389 places, 9,250 data points, 1996–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release