Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Portugal

Portugal: Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 0.6784 GPIA in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.6784 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
86th
of 161 countries
All-time high
0.8689 GPIA
in 1993
All-time low
0.5379 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
22
1971–2018

Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Portugal, 1971–2018

00.20.40.60.81971199420181971: 0.538 GPIA1972: 0.572 GPIA1973: 0.577 GPIA1974: 0.606 GPIA1976: 0.654 GPIA1978: 0.664 GPIA1993: 0.869 GPIA1994: 0.842 GPIA1995: 0.868 GPIA1999: 0.832 GPIA2000: 0.828 GPIA2001: 0.812 GPIA2002: 0.805 GPIA2003: 0.865 GPIA2005: 0.776 GPIA2006: 0.77 GPIA2013: 0.706 GPIA2014: 0.692 GPIA2015: 0.68 GPIA2016: 0.673 GPIA2017: 0.674 GPIA2018: 0.678 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

The most recent figure for proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Portugal is 0.6784 GPIA, measured in 2018.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Portugal peaked at 0.8689 GPIA in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.5379 GPIA, in 1971.

Portugal ranks 86th of 161 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Portugal, 1971 to 2018.
Year GPIA Change
1971 0.5379 GPIA
1972 0.5724 GPIA +6.4%
1973 0.5773 GPIA +0.9%
1974 0.6064 GPIA +5.0%
1976 0.654 GPIA +7.8%
1978 0.6644 GPIA +1.6%
1993 0.8689 GPIA +30.8%
1994 0.8418 GPIA -3.1%
1995 0.868 GPIA +3.1%
1999 0.8321 GPIA -4.1%
2000 0.828 GPIA -0.5%
2001 0.8124 GPIA -1.9%
2002 0.8045 GPIA -1.0%
2003 0.8648 GPIA +7.5%
2005 0.7759 GPIA -10.3%
2006 0.7702 GPIA -0.7%
2013 0.7061 GPIA -8.3%
2014 0.6919 GPIA -2.0%
2015 0.6804 GPIA -1.7%
2016 0.6727 GPIA -1.1%
2017 0.6739 GPIA +0.2%
2018 0.6784 GPIA +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.6021 GPIA 0.5379 GPIA 0.6644 GPIA 6
1990s 0.8527 GPIA 0.8321 GPIA 0.8689 GPIA 4
2000s 0.8093 GPIA 0.7702 GPIA 0.8648 GPIA 6
2010s 0.6839 GPIA 0.6727 GPIA 0.7061 GPIA 6

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 83 Mali 0.7011 GPIA compare
  2. 84 Cape Verde 0.6998 GPIA compare
  3. 85 Bulgaria 0.6822 GPIA compare
  4. 87 Myanmar 0.6782 GPIA compare
  5. 88 Lithuania 0.672 GPIA compare
  6. 89 Uruguay 0.6719 GPIA compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Portugal?
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Portugal was 0.6784 GPIA in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 0.8689 GPIA in 1993.
What is the lowest proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5379 GPIA in 1971.
How does Portugal rank for proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
Portugal ranks 86th out of 161 countries with data for 2018.
Is proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. 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 Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
204 places, 4,342 data points, 1970–2019
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The Adjusted Gender Parity Index (GPIA) is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. If the resulting value exceeds 1, the ratio is inverted and subtracted from 2. The adjusted gender parity index is symmetrical around 1 and lies in the range 0-2. An adjusted GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute for Statistics: http://uis.unesco.org/