GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 vs Portugal: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education

GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
16.9%
in 2024
Portugal
7.0%
in 2023
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank
82nd
Portugal rank
82nd

Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education over time

  • GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
  • Portugal
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How they compare

GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 currently reports 16.9% against 7.0% in Portugal, a difference of 9.9%.

That makes GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024's figure about 2.4 times Portugal's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 has been ahead every year.

GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 82nd and Portugal ranks 82nd of 215 groups.

GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 Portugal Difference Ahead
2010s 17.8% 11.0% 6.8% GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
2020s 17.2% 8.1% 9.1% GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education, GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 or Portugal?
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, at 16.9% against 7.0% in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education between GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 and Portugal?
9.9%, with GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 and Portugal?
6 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2023.
How do GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 and Portugal rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 82nd and Portugal ranks 82nd of 215 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, 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
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
400 places, 6,909 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release