Portugal vs Spain: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender
Portugal
0.9967 GPIA
in 2023
Spain
0.9964 GPIA
in 2024
Portugal rank
104th
Spain rank
106th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.9967 GPIA against 0.9964 GPIA in Spain, a difference of 0.0003 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Spain ahead.
Portugal ranks 104th and Spain ranks 106th of 200 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9783 GPIA | 0.9952 GPIA | 0.0168 GPIA | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.9737 GPIA | 0.9917 GPIA | 0.0181 GPIA | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.9881 GPIA | 0.9954 GPIA | 0.0073 GPIA | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender, Portugal or Spain?
- Portugal, at 0.9967 GPIA against 0.9964 GPIA in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender between Portugal and Spain?
- 0.0003 GPIA, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- Portugal ranks 104th and Spain ranks 106th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). 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