Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Portugal
Portugal: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 39.7% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Portugal, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Portugal stood at 39.7%.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Portugal peaked at 46.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 24.1%, in 2000.
Portugal ranks 42nd of 158 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 25.4% | — |
| 1999 | 24.9% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 24.1% | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 28.3% | +17.7% |
| 2002 | 28.8% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 28.1% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 30.2% | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 32.9% | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 33.3% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 33.2% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 35.1% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 40.7% | +15.8% |
| 2010 | 42.1% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 42.6% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 42.8% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 45.8% | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 46.0% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 44.9% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 41.2% | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 40.7% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 39.7% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.1% | 24.9% | 25.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 31.5% | 24.1% | 40.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.9% | 39.7% | 46.0% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More education data for Portugal
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 598,661 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.89 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0566 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 291,682 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Portugal?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Portugal was 39.7% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 46.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.1% in 2000.
- How does Portugal rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Portugal ranks 42nd out of 158 countries with data for 2018.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of students enrolled in vocational programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the upper secondary level. Vocational education is designed for learners to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies specific to a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades. Vocational education may have work-based components (e.g. apprenticeships). Successful completion of such programmes leads to labour-market relevant vocational qualifications acknowledged as occupationally-oriented by the relevant national authorities and/or the labour market.