Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Portugal: Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, male

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
25.5%
in 2019
Portugal
91.4%
in 2018
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
27th
Portugal rank
26th

Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, male over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Portugal
20406080100199820082019

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 91.4% against 25.5% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 65.9%.

That makes Portugal's figure about 3.6 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 27th and Portugal ranks 26th of 34 groups.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Portugal Difference Ahead
1990s 17.4% 67.0% 49.6% Portugal
2000s 22.0% 79.1% 57.1% Portugal
2010s 25.1% 92.5% 67.4% Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, male, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Portugal?
Portugal, at 91.4% against 25.5% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, male between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Portugal?
65.9%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Portugal?
20 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Portugal rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, male?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 27th and Portugal ranks 26th of 34 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, male (%). 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, male (%)
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 male enrollment in early childhood education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male 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.