Portugal vs Uruguay: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
Portugal
80.9%
in 2023
Uruguay
80.7%
in 2023
Portugal rank
174th
Uruguay rank
175th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- Portugal
- Uruguay
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 80.9% against 80.7% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Uruguay ahead.
Portugal ranks 174th and Uruguay ranks 175th of 217 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 67.2% | 87.0% | 19.7% | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 89.2% | 83.7% | 5.5% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 85.6% | 86.9% | 1.3% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 78.8% | 82.8% | 4.0% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 80.3% | 80.1% | 0.2% | 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 Uruguay?
- Portugal, at 80.9% against 80.7% in Uruguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between Portugal and Uruguay?
- 0.2%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Uruguay?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and Uruguay rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Portugal ranks 174th and Uruguay ranks 175th 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