Denmark vs Portugal: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Denmark
46.1%
in 2024
Portugal
43.6%
in 2023
Denmark rank
38th
Portugal rank
41st
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Denmark
- Portugal
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 46.1% against 43.6% in Portugal, a difference of 2.5%.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 38th and Portugal ranks 41st of 168 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.1% | 29.3% | 28.8% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 59.5% | 36.9% | 22.6% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 48.7% | 48.1% | 0.6% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 45.6% | 44.0% | 1.6% | Denmark |
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?
- Denmark, at 46.1% against 43.6% in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Denmark and Portugal?
- 2.5%, with Denmark 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 38th and Portugal ranks 41st 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, male (%). 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