ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) vs Portugal: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes

ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
9.12 years
in 2024
Portugal
10 years
in 2023
ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) rank
37th
Portugal rank
39th

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 10 years against 9.12 years in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423), a difference of 0.88 years.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)'s.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) ranks 37th and Portugal ranks 39th of 221 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) Portugal Difference Ahead
2000s 9.29 years 10.22 years 0.9366 years Portugal
2010s 9.22 years 9.82 years 0.6002 years Portugal
2020s 9.09 years 9.8 years 0.7094 years Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) or Portugal?
Portugal, at 10 years against 9.12 years in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) as of 2023.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) and Portugal?
0.88 years, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) and Portugal?
23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) and Portugal rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) ranks 37th and Portugal ranks 39th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (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, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
421 places, 10,349 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release