Portugal vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Portugal
62.1%
in 2023
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
76.1%
in 2024
Portugal rank
147th
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank
148th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Portugal
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) currently reports 76.1% against 62.1% in Portugal, a difference of 14.0%.
That makes WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)'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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 148th of 190 countries.
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.9% | 77.2% | 2.3% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 68.5% | 83.8% | 15.3% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 57.5% | 78.9% | 21.4% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 2020s | 61.4% | 76.6% | 15.2% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), at 76.1% 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- 14.0%, with WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Portugal ranks 147th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 148th 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