Germany vs Portugal: Share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level
Germany
70.5%
in 2022
Portugal
70.3%
in 2022
Germany rank
29th
Portugal rank
30th
Share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level over time
- Germany
- Portugal
How they compare
Germany currently reports 70.5% against 70.3% in Portugal, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 29th and Portugal ranks 30th of 63 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.4% | 70.2% | 8.2% | Germany |
| 2010s | 81.3% | 76.0% | 5.3% | Germany |
| 2020s | 70.5% | 70.3% | 0.2% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level, Germany or Portugal?
- Germany, at 70.5% against 70.3% in Portugal as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level between Germany and Portugal?
- 0.2%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Portugal?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Germany and Portugal rank globally for share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level?
- Germany ranks 29th and Portugal ranks 30th of 63 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum proficiency level in reading and mathematics (%).