Portugal vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female

Portugal
90.5%
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa
27.2%
in 2016
Portugal rank
25th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
23rd

Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female over time

  • Portugal
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
20406080100199820082018

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 90.5% against 27.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 63.3%.

That makes Portugal's figure about 3.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Portugal ranks 25th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 23rd of 164 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 82.1% 15.7% 66.4% Portugal
2010s 89.8% 21.7% 68.2% Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female, Portugal or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Portugal, at 90.5% against 27.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female between Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa?
63.3%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa?
12 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2016.
How do Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female?
Portugal ranks 25th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 23rd of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
198 places, 2,633 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in early childhood education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official early childhood education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.