Lower middle income vs Portugal: School enrollment, primary, female

Lower middle income
85.5%
in 2018
Portugal
97.2%
in 2017
Lower middle income rank
31st
Portugal rank
29th

School enrollment, primary, female over time

  • Lower middle income
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 97.2% against 85.5% in Lower middle income, a difference of 11.7%.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Lower middle income's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Lower middle income ranks 31st and Portugal ranks 29th of 43 groups.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lower middle income Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 55.7% 91.4% 35.7% Portugal
1980s 61.1% 95.6% 34.5% Portugal
1990s 70.0% 98.6% 28.6% Portugal
2010s 85.5% 97.3% 11.8% Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school enrollment, primary, female, Lower middle income or Portugal?
Portugal, at 97.2% against 85.5% in Lower middle income as of 2017.
What is the difference in school enrollment, primary, female between Lower middle income and Portugal?
11.7%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Portugal?
13 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2017.
How do Lower middle income and Portugal rank globally for school enrollment, primary, female?
Lower middle income ranks 31st and Portugal ranks 29th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School enrollment, primary, female (% net)
Unit
% net
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
210 places, 4,826 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.