Japan vs Portugal: Gender gap education levels
Japan
98.88
in 2013
Portugal
98.73
in 2019
Japan rank
24th
Portugal rank
27th
Gender gap education levels over time
- Japan
- Portugal
How they compare
Japan currently reports 98.88 against 98.73 in Portugal, a difference of 0.15.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 24th and Portugal ranks 27th of 188 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 3.08 | 0.485 | 2.6 | Japan |
| 1830s | 4.97 | 0.785 | 4.19 | Japan |
| 1840s | 7.94 | 1.27 | 6.66 | Japan |
| 1850s | 12.43 | 2.05 | 10.37 | Japan |
| 1860s | 18.94 | 3.3 | 15.63 | Japan |
| 1870s | 27.77 | 8.82 | 18.95 | Japan |
| 1880s | 46.57 | 15.65 | 30.92 | Japan |
| 1890s | 61.16 | 22.86 | 38.3 | Japan |
| 1900s | 75.84 | 31.19 | 44.66 | Japan |
| 1910s | 99.05 | 39.52 | 59.53 | Japan |
| 1920s | 100 | 47.84 | 52.16 | Japan |
| 1930s | 100 | 56.17 | 43.83 | Japan |
| 1940s | 100 | 64.5 | 35.5 | Japan |
| 1950s | 99.7 | 78.47 | 21.24 | Japan |
| 1960s | 100 | 88.5 | 11.5 | Japan |
| 1970s | 99.5 | 85 | 14.5 | Japan |
| 1980s | 100 | 97 | 3 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender gap education levels, Japan or Portugal?
- Japan, at 98.88 against 98.73 in Portugal as of 2013.
- What is the difference in gender gap education levels between Japan and Portugal?
- 0.15, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Portugal?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 1980.
- How do Japan and Portugal rank globally for gender gap education levels?
- Japan ranks 24th and Portugal ranks 27th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Gender gap education levels. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.