Which has higher secondary education, pupils, Dominican Republic or Portugal?

Dominican Republic, at 863,765 against 741,752 in Portugal as of 2024.

What is the difference in secondary education, pupils between Dominican Republic and Portugal?

122,013, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Portugal?

36 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominican Republic vs Portugal: Secondary education, pupils

Dominican Republic

863,765

in 2024

Portugal

741,752

in 2023

Dominican Republic rank

88th

Portugal rank

91st

Secondary education, pupils over time

Dominican Republic
Portugal

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 863,765 against 741,752 in Portugal, a difference of 122,013.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.2 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Portugal ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 88th and Portugal ranks 91st of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1970s	217,058	402,970	185,911	Portugal
1980s	400,511	521,263	120,752	Portugal
1990s	518,882	905,658	386,776	Portugal
2000s	823,763	720,651	103,112	Dominican Republic
2010s	920,805	758,668	162,138	Dominican Republic
2020s	877,062	740,108	136,954	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, Dominican Republic or Portugal?: Dominican Republic, at 863,765 against 741,752 in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils between Dominican Republic and Portugal?: 122,013, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Portugal?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Dominican Republic and Portugal rank globally for secondary education, pupils?: Dominican Republic ranks 88th and Portugal ranks 91st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Secondary education, pupils
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 251 places, 10,025 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.