Denmark vs Portugal: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
Denmark
75.5%
in 2024
Portugal
75.1%
in 2023
Denmark rank
179th
Portugal rank
181st
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- Denmark
- Portugal
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 75.5% against 75.1% in Portugal, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Portugal ahead.
Denmark ranks 179th and Portugal ranks 181st of 217 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 71.7% | 89.2% | 17.4% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 67.4% | 94.4% | 27.0% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 69.0% | 88.8% | 19.8% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 70.3% | 80.8% | 10.4% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 73.6% | 70.9% | 2.8% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 75.2% | 74.7% | 0.6% | Denmark |
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, Denmark or Portugal?
- Denmark, at 75.5% against 75.1% in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between Denmark and Portugal?
- 0.4%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Portugal?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Portugal rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Denmark ranks 179th and Portugal ranks 181st 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, male (%). 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