New Zealand vs Portugal: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
New Zealand
1 index
in 2024
Portugal
1 index
in 2023
New Zealand rank
67th
Portugal rank
66th
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- New Zealand
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 1 index against 1 index in New Zealand, a difference of 0 index.
Across all 23 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
New Zealand ranks 67th and Portugal ranks 66th of 215 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.996 index | 0.9633 index | 0.0326 index | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 1 index | 0.9728 index | 0.0286 index | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 1 index | 0.9939 index | 0.0094 index | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index, New Zealand or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 1 index against 1 index in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between New Zealand and Portugal?
- 0 index, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Portugal?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and Portugal rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- New Zealand ranks 67th and Portugal ranks 66th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary school life expectancy, 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 equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.