Norway vs Portugal: Share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level
Norway
68.5%
in 2022
Portugal
70.3%
in 2022
Norway rank
31st
Portugal rank
30th
Share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level over time
- Norway
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 70.3% against 68.5% in Norway, a difference of 1.8%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 31st and Portugal ranks 30th of 63 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.9% | 70.2% | 9.7% | Norway |
| 2010s | 80.6% | 76.0% | 4.6% | Norway |
| 2020s | 68.5% | 70.3% | 1.8% | Portugal |
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, Norway or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 70.3% against 68.5% in Norway as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level between Norway and Portugal?
- 1.8%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Portugal?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Norway and Portugal rank globally for share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level?
- Norway ranks 31st 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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About this data
Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum proficiency level in reading and mathematics (%).