Portugal vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who
Portugal
39.9%
in 2017
Sub-Saharan Africa
34.4%
in 2018
Portugal rank
33rd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
30th
Percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who over time
- Portugal
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 39.9% against 34.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 5.5%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 33rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 30th of 73 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.1% | 35.6% | 1.5% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 36.6% | 36.1% | 0.4% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 37.7% | 35.2% | 2.5% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who, Portugal or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Portugal, at 39.9% against 34.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2017.
- What is the difference in percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who between Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 5.5%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
- How do Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who?
- Portugal ranks 33rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 30th of 73 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as Percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who are female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of female vocational education students at the lower secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of vocational education students (male and female) at the lower secondary level in a given school year.