Denmark vs Portugal: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Denmark
53.9%
in 2024
Portugal
56.4%
in 2023
Denmark rank
152nd
Portugal rank
149th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Denmark
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 56.4% against 53.9% in Denmark, a difference of 2.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Portugal ahead.
Denmark ranks 152nd and Portugal ranks 149th of 188 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.9% | 70.7% | 28.8% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 40.5% | 63.1% | 22.6% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 51.3% | 51.9% | 0.6% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 54.4% | 56.0% | 1.6% | 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, Denmark or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 56.4% against 53.9% in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Denmark and Portugal?
- 2.5%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Portugal?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Portugal rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Denmark ranks 152nd and Portugal ranks 149th of 188 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, 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