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
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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.

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About this data

Indicator
Gender gap education levels
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
190 places, 7,246 data points, 1820–2025
Last refreshed