Portugal vs Spain: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education
Portugal
98.7%
in 2019
Spain
98.7%
in 2024
Portugal rank
27th
Spain rank
28th
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 98.7% against 98.7% in Spain, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Spain ahead.
Portugal ranks 27th and Spain ranks 28th of 190 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 6 and Spain in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.5% | 4.0% | 3.5% | Spain |
| 1830s | 0.8% | 6.3% | 5.5% | Spain |
| 1840s | 1.3% | 9.6% | 8.4% | Spain |
| 1850s | 2.1% | 14.5% | 12.4% | Spain |
| 1860s | 3.3% | 21.3% | 18.0% | Spain |
| 1870s | 8.8% | 30.1% | 21.3% | Spain |
| 1880s | 15.6% | 40.7% | 25.0% | Spain |
| 1890s | 22.9% | 43.7% | 20.8% | Spain |
| 1900s | 31.2% | 43.8% | 12.7% | Spain |
| 1910s | 39.5% | 44.0% | 4.5% | Spain |
| 1920s | 47.8% | 44.2% | 3.6% | Portugal |
| 1930s | 56.2% | 50.4% | 5.8% | Portugal |
| 1940s | 64.5% | 58.5% | 6.0% | Portugal |
| 1950s | 78.5% | 72.5% | 6.0% | Portugal |
| 1960s | 88.5% | 83.7% | 4.8% | Portugal |
| 1970s | 85.0% | 97.5% | 12.5% | Spain |
| 1980s | 97.0% | 100.0% | 3.0% | Spain |
| 2010s | 98.0% | 97.8% | 0.2% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education, Portugal or Spain?
- Portugal, at 98.7% against 98.7% in Spain as of 2019.
- What is the difference in gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education between Portugal and Spain?
- 0.0%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2019.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
- Portugal ranks 27th and Spain ranks 28th 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.