Latvia vs Portugal: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male

Latvia
97.2%
in 2018
Portugal
99.0%
in 2018
Latvia rank
19th
Portugal rank
16th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male over time

  • Latvia
  • Portugal
0255075100197119942018

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 99.0% against 97.2% in Latvia, a difference of 1.8%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Latvia ahead.

Latvia ranks 19th and Portugal ranks 16th of 173 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Latvia Portugal Difference Ahead
1990s 75.1% 80.7% 5.5% Portugal
2000s 84.9% 89.2% 4.3% Portugal
2010s 90.0% 97.9% 7.9% Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male, Latvia or Portugal?
Portugal, at 99.0% against 97.2% in Latvia as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male between Latvia and Portugal?
1.8%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Portugal?
22 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2018.
How do Latvia and Portugal rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male?
Latvia ranks 19th and Portugal ranks 16th of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male (%). 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, primary to tertiary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
218 places, 4,835 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total male enrollment in primary, secondary and tertiary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of primary school age, secondary school age, and the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving. 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.