Portugal vs Spain: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
Portugal
78.0%
in 2023
Spain
78.3%
in 2024
Portugal rank
181st
Spain rank
179th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 78.3% against 78.0% in Portugal, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Spain ahead.
Portugal ranks 181st and Spain ranks 179th of 219 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 64.9% | 82.5% | 17.6% | Spain |
| 1980s | 96.2% | 74.5% | 21.7% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 90.8% | 77.6% | 13.2% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 83.3% | 85.3% | 2.0% | Spain |
| 2010s | 74.3% | 82.1% | 7.8% | Spain |
| 2020s | 77.4% | 79.3% | 1.9% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general, Portugal or Spain?
- Spain, at 78.3% against 78.0% in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between Portugal and Spain?
- 0.3%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Portugal ranks 181st and Spain ranks 179th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release