Portugal vs WB: Post-demographic Dividend: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes

Portugal
10 years
in 2023
WB: Post-demographic Dividend
9.11 years
in 2024
Portugal rank
39th
WB: Post-demographic Dividend rank
40th

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

  • Portugal
  • WB: Post-demographic Dividend
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 10 years against 9.11 years in WB: Post-demographic Dividend, a difference of 0.89 years.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times WB: Post-demographic Dividend's.

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

Portugal ranks 39th and WB: Post-demographic Dividend ranks 40th of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal WB: Post-demographic Dividend Difference Ahead
2000s 10.22 years 9.28 years 0.9459 years Portugal
2010s 9.82 years 9.24 years 0.5843 years Portugal
2020s 9.8 years 9.14 years 0.658 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, Portugal or WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
Portugal, at 10 years against 9.11 years in WB: Post-demographic Dividend as of 2023.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between Portugal and WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
0.89 years, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Portugal and WB: Post-demographic Dividend rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Portugal ranks 39th and WB: Post-demographic Dividend ranks 40th of 200 countries.
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