Portugal vs Slovakia: Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education
Portugal
70.3%
in 2022
Slovakia
66.8%
in 2022
Portugal rank
30th
Slovakia rank
33rd
Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education over time
- Portugal
- Slovakia
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 70.3% against 66.8% in Slovakia, a difference of 3.5%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Slovakia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Slovakia ahead.
Portugal ranks 30th and Slovakia ranks 33rd of 63 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 2 and Slovakia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.8% | 79.4% | 7.6% | Slovakia |
| 2010s | 76.0% | 73.2% | 2.8% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 70.3% | 66.8% | 3.5% | 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, Portugal or Slovakia?
- Portugal, at 70.3% against 66.8% in Slovakia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education between Portugal and Slovakia?
- 3.5%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Slovakia?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Portugal and Slovakia rank globally for share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education?
- Portugal ranks 30th and Slovakia ranks 33rd 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.
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About this data
Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum proficiency level in reading and mathematics (%).