China vs Portugal: Poverty vs mean schooling

China
10.92
in 2040
Portugal
11.06
in 2040
China rank
74th
Portugal rank
71st

Poverty vs mean schooling over time

  • China
  • Portugal
02.557.510198020102040

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 11.06 against 10.92 in China, a difference of 0.14.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 1980 it was China ahead.

China ranks 74th and Portugal ranks 71st of 146 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Portugal Difference Ahead
1980s 5.95 5.77 0.185 China
1990s 6.81 7.11 0.3 Portugal
2000s 7.9 8.27 0.36 Portugal
2010s 8.38 8.93 0.545 Portugal
2020s 9.19 9.75 0.565 Portugal
2030s 10.13 10.52 0.395 Portugal
2040s 10.92 11.06 0.14 Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher poverty vs mean schooling, China or Portugal?
Portugal, at 11.06 against 10.92 in China as of 2040.
What is the difference in poverty vs mean schooling between China and Portugal?
0.14, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Portugal?
13 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2040.
How do China and Portugal rank globally for poverty vs mean schooling?
China ranks 74th and Portugal ranks 71st of 146 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Poverty vs mean schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Poverty vs mean schooling
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
146 places, 1,653 data points, 1980–2040
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