Portugal vs Romania: Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education
Portugal
0.8599 NPIA
in 2022
Romania
0.869 NPIA
in 2022
Portugal rank
18th
Romania rank
17th
Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education over time
- Portugal
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 0.869 NPIA against 0.8599 NPIA in Portugal, a difference of 0.0091 NPIA.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 18th and Romania ranks 17th of 49 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8882 NPIA | 0.977 NPIA | 0.0888 NPIA | Romania |
| 2010s | 0.8137 NPIA | 1.07 NPIA | 0.2562 NPIA | Romania |
| 2020s | 0.8599 NPIA | 0.869 NPIA | 0.0091 NPIA | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education, Portugal or Romania?
- Romania, at 0.869 NPIA against 0.8599 NPIA in Portugal as of 2022.
- What is the difference in proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education between Portugal and Romania?
- 0.0091 NPIA, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Romania?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Portugal and Romania rank globally for proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education?
- Portugal ranks 18th and Romania ranks 17th of 49 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading, adjusted native parity index (NPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release