Portugal vs WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes

Portugal
3.76 years
in 2023
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
3.22 years
in 2024
Portugal rank
40th
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
42nd

School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes over time

  • Portugal
  • WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 3.76 years against 3.22 years in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 0.54 years.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)'s.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Portugal ranks 40th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 42nd of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) Difference Ahead
2000s 2.71 years 1.31 years 1.41 years Portugal
2010s 3.08 years 2.27 years 0.8093 years Portugal
2020s 3.58 years 3 years 0.5781 years Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes, Portugal or WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
Portugal, at 3.76 years against 3.22 years in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2023.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes between Portugal and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
0.54 years, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
18 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2023.
How do Portugal and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
Portugal ranks 40th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 42nd of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, tertiary, 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, tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
417 places, 15,076 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release