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
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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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Indicator
Percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
115 places, 1,810 data points, 1997–2018
Last refreshed

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.