Portugal vs UIS: North America and Western Europe: School life expectancy, pre-primary, female

Portugal
2.97 years
in 2023
UIS: North America and Western Europe
2.45 years
in 2024
Portugal rank
30th
UIS: North America and Western Europe rank
28th

School life expectancy, pre-primary, female over time

  • Portugal
  • UIS: North America and Western Europe
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 2.97 years against 2.45 years in UIS: North America and Western Europe, a difference of 0.52 years.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times UIS: North America and Western Europe's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2001 it was UIS: North America and Western Europe ahead.

Portugal ranks 30th and UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 28th of 205 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal UIS: North America and Western Europe Difference Ahead
2000s 2.36 years 2.28 years 0.079 years Portugal
2010s 2.7 years 2.44 years 0.2596 years Portugal
2020s 2.92 years 2.43 years 0.4917 years Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, pre-primary, female, Portugal or UIS: North America and Western Europe?
Portugal, at 2.97 years against 2.45 years in UIS: North America and Western Europe as of 2023.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, female between Portugal and UIS: North America and Western Europe?
0.52 years, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and UIS: North America and Western Europe?
22 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Portugal and UIS: North America and Western Europe rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female?
Portugal ranks 30th and UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 28th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
426 places, 13,947 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release