Portugal vs UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Portugal
56.4%
in 2023
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
72.2%
in 2024
Portugal rank
149th
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank
150th
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 72.2% against 56.4% in Portugal, a difference of 15.8%.
That makes UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa's figure about 1.3 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ahead.
Portugal ranks 149th and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 150th of 188 countries.
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.7% | 71.9% | 1.2% | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa |
| 2000s | 63.1% | 72.1% | 9.0% | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa |
| 2010s | 51.9% | 73.2% | 21.3% | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa |
| 2020s | 56.0% | 70.4% | 14.4% | 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 72.2% against 56.4% 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?
- 15.8%, 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 149th and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 150th 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