China vs Portugal: Secondary education, pupils, per capita

China
0.0695 units per person
in 2024
Portugal
0.0701 units per person
in 2023
China rank
139th
Portugal rank
138th

Secondary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • China
  • Portugal
0.020.040.060.080.1197019972024

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.0701 units per person against 0.0695 units per person in China, a difference of 0.0006 units per person.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Portugal ahead.

China ranks 139th and Portugal ranks 138th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0489 units per person 0.0441 units per person 0.0048 units per person China
1980s 0.0515 units per person 0.0574 units per person 0.0059 units per person Portugal
1990s 0.0492 units per person 0.0824 units per person 0.0332 units per person Portugal
2000s 0.073 units per person 0.0711 units per person 0.0019 units per person China
2010s 0.0653 units per person 0.0729 units per person 0.0077 units per person Portugal
2020s 0.0654 units per person 0.071 units per person 0.0057 units per person Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, per capita, China or Portugal?
Portugal, at 0.0701 units per person against 0.0695 units per person in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils, per capita between China and Portugal?
0.0006 units per person, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Portugal?
44 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do China and Portugal rank globally for secondary education, pupils, per capita?
China ranks 139th and Portugal ranks 138th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary education, pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 10,025 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Secondary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.