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

Portugal: Share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 45.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
45.8%
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
38th
of 155 countries
All-time high
51.9%
in 2014
All-time low
27.6%
in 2000
Years of data
20
1998–2017

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

02040601998200720171998: 29.6 %1999: 29 %2000: 27.6 %2001: 32.7 %2002: 32.9 %2003: 32.3 %2004: 36.7 %2005: 40.1 %2006: 40.6 %2007: 39.3 %2008: 40.6 %2009: 46.6 %2010: 48.2 %2011: 48.7 %2012: 49.1 %2013: 51.4 %2014: 51.9 %2015: 50.5 %2016: 46.5 %2017: 45.8 %

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

Analysis

Portugal recorded 45.8% for share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2017.

That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Portugal peaked at 51.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 27.6%, in 2000.

That places Portugal 38th out of 155 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%) in Portugal, 1998 to 2017.
Year % Change
1998 29.6%
1999 29.0% -1.8%
2000 27.6% -4.9%
2001 32.7% +18.2%
2002 32.9% +0.8%
2003 32.3% -1.9%
2004 36.7% +13.7%
2005 40.1% +9.3%
2006 40.6% +1.1%
2007 39.3% -3.2%
2008 40.6% +3.5%
2009 46.6% +14.6%
2010 48.2% +3.4%
2011 48.7% +1.0%
2012 49.1% +0.9%
2013 51.4% +4.7%
2014 51.9% +1.1%
2015 50.5% -2.7%
2016 46.5% -8.1%
2017 45.8% -1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 29.3% 29.0% 29.6% 2
2000s 36.9% 27.6% 46.6% 10
2010s 49.0% 45.8% 51.9% 8

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 35 Estonia 48.3% compare
  2. 36 Türkiye 47.8% compare
  3. 37 Kazakhstan 46.7% compare
  4. 39 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 45.6% compare
  5. 40 France 45.0% compare
  6. 41 Latvia 44.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Portugal?
Share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Portugal was 45.8% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
What is the highest share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 51.9% in 2014.
What is the lowest share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 27.6% in 2000.
How does Portugal rank for share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
Portugal ranks 38th out of 155 countries with data for 2017.
Is share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. 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 male students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of male 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, 3,314 data points, 1997–2019
Last refreshed

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