Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) vs Portugal: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
98.2%
in 2019
Portugal
109.0%
in 2018
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
24th
Portugal rank
27th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 109.0% against 98.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 10.8%.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 24th and Portugal ranks 27th of 45 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 (IDA & IBRD) Portugal Difference Ahead
1990s 81.2% 117.0% 35.8% Portugal
2000s 89.8% 115.4% 25.6% Portugal
2010s 96.5% 109.2% 12.7% Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) or Portugal?
Portugal, at 109.0% against 98.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Portugal?
10.8%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Portugal?
24 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2018.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Portugal rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 24th and Portugal ranks 27th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

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