Norway vs Portugal: Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education
Norway
68.5%
in 2022
Portugal
70.3%
in 2022
Norway rank
31st
Portugal rank
30th
Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education 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 math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education, 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 math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education 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 math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education?
- 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 math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum proficiency level in reading and mathematics (%).