Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) vs Portugal: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
95.5%
in 2019
Portugal
118.3%
in 2018
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
18th
Portugal rank
19th

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 118.3% against 95.5% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 22.8%.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 18th and Portugal ranks 19th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Portugal Difference Ahead
1990s 81.8% 110.7% 29.0% Portugal
2000s 89.7% 113.8% 24.0% Portugal
2010s 93.9% 118.0% 24.1% Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) or Portugal?
Portugal, at 118.3% against 95.5% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Portugal?
22.8%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Portugal?
24 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2018.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Portugal rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 18th and Portugal ranks 19th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%)
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 male enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male 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.