Portugal vs Sweden: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
Portugal
80.9%
in 2023
Sweden
79.9%
in 2024
Portugal rank
174th
Sweden rank
176th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- Portugal
- Sweden
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 80.9% against 79.9% in Sweden, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sweden ahead.
Portugal ranks 174th and Sweden ranks 176th of 217 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 75.3% | 74.0% | 1.3% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 95.5% | 70.2% | 25.4% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 91.5% | 68.4% | 23.1% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 85.8% | 71.4% | 14.4% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 77.8% | 75.6% | 2.2% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 80.3% | 80.2% | 0.1% | Portugal |
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 Sweden?
- Portugal, at 80.9% against 79.9% in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between Portugal and Sweden?
- 1.0%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sweden?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and Sweden rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Portugal ranks 174th and Sweden ranks 176th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). 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