China vs Portugal: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
China
61.7%
in 2024
Portugal
62.1%
in 2023
China rank
148th
Portugal rank
147th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- China
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 62.1% against 61.7% in China, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Portugal ahead.
China ranks 148th and Portugal ranks 147th of 190 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.4% | 75.1% | 31.7% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 57.0% | 67.6% | 10.6% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 57.2% | 57.5% | 0.4% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 60.2% | 61.4% | 1.2% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in, China or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 62.1% against 61.7% in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between China and Portugal?
- 0.4%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Portugal?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do China and Portugal rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- China ranks 148th and Portugal ranks 147th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in upper 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