Ecuador vs Portugal: Share of children who have completed primary school
Ecuador
99.5%
in 2025
Portugal
99.5%
in 2025
Ecuador rank
43rd
Portugal rank
45th
Share of children who have completed primary school over time
- Ecuador
- Portugal
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 99.5% against 99.5% in Portugal, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Portugal ahead.
Ecuador ranks 43rd and Portugal ranks 45th of 165 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 78.5% | 98.9% | 20.4% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 80.8% | 99.1% | 18.2% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 86.6% | 99.1% | 12.5% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 94.3% | 99.3% | 5.0% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 99.1% | 99.4% | 0.4% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who have completed primary school, Ecuador or Portugal?
- Ecuador, at 99.5% against 99.5% in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of children who have completed primary school between Ecuador and Portugal?
- 0.0%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Portugal?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Portugal rank globally for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Ecuador ranks 43rd and Portugal ranks 45th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.