Portugal vs Spain: Urban population, primary education and below

Portugal
0.7%
in 2016
Spain
0.7%
in 2016
Portugal rank
21st
Spain rank
22nd

Urban population, primary education and below over time

  • Portugal
  • Spain
00.20.40.60.8199220042016

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.7% against 0.7% in Spain, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 21st and Spain ranks 22nd of 98 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Spain Difference Ahead
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.1% Portugal
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.0% Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, primary education and below, Portugal or Spain?
Portugal, at 0.7% against 0.7% in Spain as of 2016.
What is the difference in urban population, primary education and below between Portugal and Spain?
0.0%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
13 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2016.
How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for urban population, primary education and below?
Portugal ranks 21st and Spain ranks 22nd of 98 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Urban population, primary education and below (% of population with low education). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Portugal vs Spain: Urban population, primary education and below. Statizoid. Retrieved 06 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/urban-population-primary-education-and-below-percent-of-population-with-low-education/portugal/spain/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/urban-population-primary-education-and-below-percent-of-population-with-low-education/portugal/spain/">Portugal vs Spain: Urban population, primary education and below</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Urban population, primary education and below (% of population with low education)
Unit
% of population with low education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
98 places, 1,331 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed