Japan vs Portugal: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education
Japan
98.9%
in 2013
Portugal
98.7%
in 2019
Japan rank
24th
Portugal rank
27th
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education over time
- Japan
- Portugal
How they compare
Japan currently reports 98.9% against 98.7% in Portugal, a difference of 0.2%.
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 190 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 | 3.1% | 0.5% | 2.6% | Japan |
| 1830s | 5.0% | 0.8% | 4.2% | Japan |
| 1840s | 7.9% | 1.3% | 6.7% | Japan |
| 1850s | 12.4% | 2.1% | 10.4% | Japan |
| 1860s | 18.9% | 3.3% | 15.6% | Japan |
| 1870s | 27.8% | 8.8% | 19.0% | Japan |
| 1880s | 46.6% | 15.6% | 30.9% | Japan |
| 1890s | 61.2% | 22.9% | 38.3% | Japan |
| 1900s | 75.8% | 31.2% | 44.7% | Japan |
| 1910s | 99.0% | 39.5% | 59.5% | Japan |
| 1920s | 100.0% | 47.8% | 52.2% | Japan |
| 1930s | 100.0% | 56.2% | 43.8% | Japan |
| 1940s | 100.0% | 64.5% | 35.5% | Japan |
| 1950s | 99.7% | 78.5% | 21.2% | Japan |
| 1960s | 100.0% | 88.5% | 11.5% | Japan |
| 1970s | 99.5% | 85.0% | 14.5% | Japan |
| 1980s | 100.0% | 97.0% | 3.0% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education, Japan or Portugal?
- Japan, at 98.9% against 98.7% in Portugal as of 2013.
- What is the difference in gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education between Japan and Portugal?
- 0.2%, 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 in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
- Japan ranks 24th and Portugal ranks 27th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of girls of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.