Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Portugal: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
79.8%
in 2018
Portugal
99.0%
in 2018
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
17th
Portugal rank
16th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Portugal
0255075100197119942018

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 99.0% against 79.8% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 19.2%.

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

Across all 18 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 17th and Portugal ranks 16th 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 Portugal Difference Ahead
1990s 69.9% 86.0% 16.1% Portugal
2000s 71.5% 89.2% 17.7% Portugal
2010s 77.0% 97.7% 20.7% Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Portugal?
Portugal, at 99.0% against 79.8% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Portugal?
19.2%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Portugal?
18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Portugal rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 17th and Portugal ranks 16th of 45 groups.
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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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.