Denmark vs Portugal: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female

Denmark
119.6%
in 2018
Portugal
115.7%
in 2018
Denmark rank
13th
Portugal rank
15th

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female over time

  • Denmark
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 119.6% against 115.7% in Portugal, a difference of 3.9%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 13th and Portugal ranks 15th of 188 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Portugal Difference Ahead
1990s 123.4% 113.2% 10.2% Denmark
2000s 120.7% 114.7% 6.0% Denmark
2010s 118.0% 114.2% 3.8% Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female, Denmark or Portugal?
Denmark, at 119.6% against 115.7% in Portugal as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female between Denmark and Portugal?
3.9%, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Portugal?
25 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2018.
How do Denmark and Portugal rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
Denmark ranks 13th and Portugal ranks 15th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,599 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.