Portugal vs Switzerland: Secondary education, pupils, per capita

Portugal
0.0701 units per person
in 2023
Switzerland
0.0707 units per person
in 2024
Portugal rank
138th
Switzerland rank
136th

Secondary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Portugal
  • Switzerland
0.040.060.080.1197119972024

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.0707 units per person against 0.0701 units per person in Portugal, a difference of 0.0006 units per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Switzerland ahead.

Portugal ranks 138th and Switzerland ranks 136th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Switzerland Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0488 units per person 0.1008 units per person 0.0519 units per person Switzerland
1980s 0.0574 units per person 0.0951 units per person 0.0377 units per person Switzerland
1990s 0.083 units per person 0.0804 units per person 0.0026 units per person Portugal
2000s 0.0696 units per person 0.077 units per person 0.0074 units per person Switzerland
2010s 0.0728 units per person 0.0741 units per person 0.0013 units per person Switzerland
2020s 0.071 units per person 0.0702 units per person 0.0008 units per person Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, per capita, Portugal or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 0.0707 units per person against 0.0701 units per person in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils, per capita between Portugal and Switzerland?
0.0006 units per person, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Switzerland?
39 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Switzerland rank globally for secondary education, pupils, per capita?
Portugal ranks 138th and Switzerland ranks 136th 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.