Portugal vs Upper middle income: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes
Portugal
114.1%
in 2018
Upper middle income
98.0%
in 2019
Portugal rank
11th
Upper middle income rank
14th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes over time
- Portugal
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 114.1% against 98.0% in Upper middle income, a difference of 16.1%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 41 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Portugal ranks 11th and Upper middle income ranks 14th of 197 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 87.2% | 81.1% | 6.1% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 92.1% | 80.1% | 12.0% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 104.7% | 85.3% | 19.4% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 110.3% | 89.7% | 20.6% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 111.8% | 95.9% | 15.9% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes, Portugal or Upper middle income?
- Portugal, at 114.1% against 98.0% in Upper middle income as of 2018.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes between Portugal and Upper middle income?
- 16.1%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Upper middle income?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Portugal and Upper middle income rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Portugal ranks 11th and Upper middle income ranks 14th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Total enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official primary and 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.