Portugal vs Upper middle income: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes

Portugal
124.5%
in 2018
Upper middle income
83.9%
in 2019
Portugal rank
16th
Upper middle income rank
14th

Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes over time

  • Portugal
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 124.5% against 83.9% in Upper middle income, a difference of 40.6%.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.5 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Portugal ranks 16th and Upper middle income ranks 14th of 182 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 95.6% 45.3% 50.4% Portugal
2000s 92.0% 57.4% 34.6% Portugal
2010s 113.9% 80.7% 33.2% Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes, Portugal or Upper middle income?
Portugal, at 124.5% against 83.9% in Upper middle income as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes between Portugal and Upper middle income?
40.6%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Upper middle income?
24 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2018.
How do Portugal and Upper middle income rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes?
Portugal ranks 16th and Upper middle income ranks 14th of 182 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes (%). 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, upper secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
227 places, 4,371 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official upper secondary education age.