Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre in Portugal
Portugal: Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre was 2.1 units per square kilometre in 2017. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre in Portugal, 1971–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre in Portugal is 2.1 units per square kilometre, measured in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 54.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre in Portugal peaked at 2.4 units per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0825 units per square kilometre, in 1986.
Portugal ranks 41st of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre in Portugal, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.69 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1972 | 1.73 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 1.79 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 1.74 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 1.86 units per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1976 | 1.49 units per square kilometre | -19.9% |
| 1977 | 1.24 units per square kilometre | -16.9% |
| 1978 | 0.9892 units per square kilometre | -20.2% |
| 1979 | 0.5096 units per square kilometre | -48.5% |
| 1980 | 0.4779 units per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0825 units per square kilometre | -82.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1108 units per square kilometre | +34.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1795 units per square kilometre | +62.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1859 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 0.3527 units per square kilometre | +89.7% |
| 1992 | 0.3427 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.8616 units per square kilometre | +151.4% |
| 1994 | 1.22 units per square kilometre | +41.5% |
| 1995 | 1.27 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 1.38 units per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 1.22 units per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1999 | 1.12 units per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2000 | 1.08 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 1.25 units per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 2002 | 1.26 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.16 units per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2004 | 1.02 units per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 2005 | 1.21 units per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 2006 | 1.21 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.36 units per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2008 | 1.67 units per square kilometre | +22.8% |
| 2009 | 1.94 units per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 2010 | 2 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 2 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 2.02 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 2.4 units per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 2014 | 2.33 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 2.4 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 2.16 units per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 2.1 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.45 units per square kilometre | 0.5096 units per square kilometre | 1.86 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.2127 units per square kilometre | 0.0825 units per square kilometre | 0.4779 units per square kilometre | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.8836 units per square kilometre | 0.1859 units per square kilometre | 1.38 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.32 units per square kilometre | 1.02 units per square kilometre | 1.94 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.18 units per square kilometre | 2 units per square kilometre | 2.4 units per square kilometre | 8 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More education data for Portugal
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 11,380 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 136,282 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 128,743 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 741,752 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 598,661 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0566 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre in Portugal?
- Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre in Portugal was 2.1 units per square kilometre in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4 units per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0825 units per square kilometre in 1986.
- How does Portugal rank for secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre?
- Portugal ranks 41st out of 200 countries with data for 2017.
- Is secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, vocational pupils divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, vocational pupils ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Secondary education, vocational pupils Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, vocational pupils divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.