Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Portugal

Portugal: Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 35.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
35.4%
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
43rd
of 155 countries
All-time high
40.2%
in 2013
All-time low
20.7%
in 2000
Years of data
20
1998–2017

Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Portugal, 1998–2017

0102030401998200720171998: 21.6 %1999: 21.2 %2000: 20.7 %2001: 24.3 %2002: 24.9 %2003: 24.4 %2004: 24.4 %2005: 26.6 %2006: 27 %2007: 27.9 %2008: 30.1 %2009: 35.1 %2010: 36.3 %2011: 36.6 %2012: 36.6 %2013: 40.2 %2014: 39.9 %2015: 39 %2016: 35.7 %2017: 35.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.

Analysis

Portugal recorded 35.4% for share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2017.

The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Portugal peaked at 40.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 20.7%, in 2000.

That places Portugal 43rd out of 155 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%) in Portugal, 1998 to 2017.
Year % Change
1998 21.6%
1999 21.2% -1.8%
2000 20.7% -2.1%
2001 24.3% +17.0%
2002 24.9% +2.5%
2003 24.4% -1.8%
2004 24.4% -0.1%
2005 26.6% +9.0%
2006 27.0% +1.3%
2007 27.9% +3.5%
2008 30.1% +8.0%
2009 35.1% +16.6%
2010 36.3% +3.4%
2011 36.6% +0.8%
2012 36.6% -0.1%
2013 40.2% +9.8%
2014 39.9% -0.6%
2015 39.0% -2.3%
2016 35.7% -8.5%
2017 35.4% -0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 21.4% 21.2% 21.6% 2
2000s 26.5% 20.7% 35.1% 10
2010s 37.5% 35.4% 40.2% 8

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 40 Germany 36.6% compare
  2. 41 Kazakhstan 36.3% compare
  3. 42 China 36.0% compare
  4. 44 France 34.6% compare
  5. 45 Sweden 34.4% compare
  6. 46 Rwanda 34.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Portugal?
Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Portugal was 35.4% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
What is the highest share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 40.2% in 2013.
What is the lowest share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 20.7% in 2000.
How does Portugal rank for share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
Portugal ranks 43rd out of 155 countries with data for 2017.
Is share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%)
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
200 places, 3,299 data points, 1997–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in vocational programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of female 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.