How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Portugal?

26 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.

Japan vs Portugal: School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index

Japan

1 GPI

in 2019

Portugal

1 GPI

in 2020

Japan rank

107th

Portugal rank

105th

School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index over time

Japan
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 1 GPI against 1 GPI in Japan, a difference of 0 GPI.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 107th and Portugal ranks 105th of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1.02 GPI	0.9332 GPI	0.0876 GPI	Japan
1980s	1.02 GPI	1.01 GPI	0.0145 GPI	Japan
1990s	1.02 GPI	1.09 GPI	0.0716 GPI	Portugal
2010s	1.01 GPI	0.9835 GPI	0.0224 GPI	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index, Japan or Portugal?: Portugal, at 1 GPI against 1 GPI in Japan as of 2020.
What is the difference in school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index between Japan and Portugal?: 0 GPI, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Portugal?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
How do Japan and Portugal rank globally for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index?: Japan ranks 107th and Portugal ranks 105th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
Unit: GPI
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 241 places, 8,237 data points, 1970–2022
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.