Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Portugal: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
98.9%
in 2019
Portugal
113.3%
in 2018
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
12th
Portugal rank
11th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Portugal
0255075100125197119952019

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 113.3% against 98.9% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 14.4%.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 12th and Portugal ranks 11th of 45 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Portugal Difference Ahead
1980s 94.5% 90.3% 4.2% Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 91.6% 106.4% 14.8% Portugal
2000s 92.2% 110.9% 18.7% Portugal
2010s 97.0% 110.7% 13.7% Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or Portugal?
Portugal, at 113.3% against 98.9% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Portugal?
14.4%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Portugal?
29 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2018.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Portugal rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 12th and Portugal ranks 11th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 7,794 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female 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.