Portugal vs UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Portugal
62.1%
in 2023
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
76.5%
in 2024
Portugal rank
147th
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank
144th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Portugal
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
How they compare
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa currently reports 76.5% against 62.1% in Portugal, a difference of 14.4%.
That makes UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa's figure about 1.2 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 147th and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 144th of 190 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 1 and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.9% | 73.9% | 0.9% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 68.5% | 74.9% | 6.4% | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa |
| 2010s | 57.5% | 76.8% | 19.2% | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa |
| 2020s | 61.4% | 74.6% | 13.2% | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa |
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, Portugal or UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, at 76.5% against 62.1% in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Portugal and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- 14.4%, with UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Portugal ranks 147th and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 144th 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