Portugal vs Upper middle income: Primary completion rate, total

Portugal
104.5%
in 2023
Upper middle income
95.2%
in 2023
Portugal rank
18th
Upper middle income rank
16th

Primary completion rate, total over time

  • Portugal
  • Upper middle income
0255075100198820052023

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 104.5% against 95.2% in Upper middle income, a difference of 9.3%.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Portugal ranks 18th and Upper middle income ranks 16th of 189 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Upper middle income Difference Ahead
2010s 100.2% 95.5% 4.7% Portugal
2020s 102.8% 94.9% 7.8% Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary completion rate, total, Portugal or Upper middle income?
Portugal, at 104.5% against 95.2% in Upper middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary completion rate, total between Portugal and Upper middle income?
9.3%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Upper middle income?
6 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Upper middle income rank globally for primary completion rate, total?
Portugal ranks 18th and Upper middle income ranks 16th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group)
Unit
% of relevant age group
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 6,786 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.