Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Portugal: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 114.9% against 102.8% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 12.1%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Portugal ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 7th and Portugal ranks 10th of 45 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 76.3% | 89.1% | 12.8% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 96.6% | 93.1% | 3.5% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 97.9% | 104.7% | 6.7% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 100.1% | 109.7% | 9.6% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 100.9% | 112.9% | 12.0% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 114.9% against 102.8% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2018.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Portugal?
- 12.1%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Portugal?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Portugal rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 7th and Portugal ranks 10th of 45 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total male enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male 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.