Belgium vs Portugal: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Belgium
1.02 index
in 2025
Portugal
1.03 index
in 2025
Belgium rank
78th
Portugal rank
75th
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Belgium
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 1.03 index against 1.02 index in Belgium, a difference of 0.01 index.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 78th and Portugal ranks 75th of 164 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 index | 1.24 index | 0.2403 index | Portugal |
| 1990s | 1.01 index | 1.2 index | 0.1957 index | Portugal |
| 2000s | 1.02 index | 1.13 index | 0.1126 index | Portugal |
| 2010s | 1.03 index | 1.05 index | 0.0172 index | Portugal |
| 2020s | 1.02 index | 1.03 index | 0.01 index | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Belgium or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 1.03 index against 1.02 index in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Belgium and Portugal?
- 0.01 index, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Portugal?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Portugal rank globally for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Belgium ranks 78th and Portugal ranks 75th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.