MDG: Northern Africa vs Portugal: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general

MDG: Northern Africa
83.6%
in 2024
Portugal
75.1%
in 2023
MDG: Northern Africa rank
179th
Portugal rank
181st

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time

  • MDG: Northern Africa
  • Portugal
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How they compare

MDG: Northern Africa currently reports 83.6% against 75.1% in Portugal, a difference of 8.5%.

That makes MDG: Northern Africa's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1971 it was MDG: Northern Africa ahead.

MDG: Northern Africa ranks 179th and Portugal ranks 181st of 221 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, MDG: Northern Africa averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Northern Africa Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 83.8% 61.4% 22.3% MDG: Northern Africa
1980s 84.3% 94.4% 10.1% Portugal
1990s 82.1% 88.8% 6.7% Portugal
2000s 80.1% 80.8% 0.7% Portugal
2010s 82.6% 70.9% 11.7% MDG: Northern Africa
2020s 81.9% 74.7% 7.2% MDG: Northern Africa

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, MDG: Northern Africa or Portugal?
MDG: Northern Africa, at 83.6% against 75.1% in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between MDG: Northern Africa and Portugal?
8.5%, with MDG: Northern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Northern Africa and Portugal?
44 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do MDG: Northern Africa and Portugal rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
MDG: Northern Africa ranks 179th and Portugal ranks 181st of 221 groups.
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

Indicator
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
438 places, 18,352 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release