Benin vs Portugal: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes

Benin
110.0%
in 2016
Portugal
110.4%
in 2018
Benin rank
24th
Portugal rank
23rd

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • Benin
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 110.4% against 110.0% in Benin, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Portugal ahead.

Benin ranks 24th and Portugal ranks 23rd of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Portugal Difference Ahead
1990s 61.4% 119.1% 57.7% Portugal
2000s 74.0% 117.6% 43.6% Portugal
2010s 107.1% 111.2% 4.1% Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, Benin or Portugal?
Portugal, at 110.4% against 110.0% in Benin as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between Benin and Portugal?
0.4%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Portugal?
12 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
How do Benin and Portugal rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Benin ranks 24th and Portugal ranks 23rd of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,592 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary and lower secondary 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.