Portugal vs Thailand: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education
Portugal
98.7%
in 2019
Thailand
98.7%
in 2025
Portugal rank
27th
Thailand rank
26th
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education over time
- Portugal
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 98.7% against 98.7% in Portugal, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 27th and Thailand ranks 26th of 190 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 14 and Thailand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.5% | Portugal |
| 1830s | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.8% | Portugal |
| 1840s | 1.3% | 0.0% | 1.3% | Portugal |
| 1850s | 2.1% | 0.0% | 2.0% | Portugal |
| 1860s | 3.3% | 0.1% | 3.2% | Portugal |
| 1870s | 8.8% | 0.4% | 8.4% | Portugal |
| 1880s | 15.6% | 2.0% | 13.7% | Portugal |
| 1890s | 22.9% | 3.5% | 19.4% | Portugal |
| 1900s | 31.2% | 4.1% | 27.1% | Portugal |
| 1910s | 39.5% | 10.5% | 29.0% | Portugal |
| 1920s | 47.8% | 34.4% | 13.5% | Portugal |
| 1930s | 56.2% | 58.2% | 2.1% | Thailand |
| 1940s | 64.5% | 82.1% | 17.6% | Thailand |
| 1950s | 78.5% | 100.0% | 21.5% | Thailand |
| 1960s | 88.5% | 78.0% | 10.5% | Portugal |
| 1970s | 85.0% | 71.6% | 13.4% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 97.0% | 85.9% | 11.1% | 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 Thailand?
- Thailand, at 98.7% against 98.7% in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education between Portugal and Thailand?
- 0.0%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Thailand?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 1980.
- How do Portugal and Thailand rank globally for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
- Portugal ranks 27th and Thailand ranks 26th 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.