Portugal vs UIS: North America and Western Europe: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes

Portugal
265,025
in 2023
UIS: North America and Western Europe
21.43 million
in 2024
Portugal rank
74th
UIS: North America and Western Europe rank
75th

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • Portugal
  • UIS: North America and Western Europe
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M197019972024

How they compare

UIS: North America and Western Europe currently reports 21.43 million against 265,025 in Portugal, a difference of 21.16 million.

That makes UIS: North America and Western Europe's figure about 80.9 times Portugal's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, UIS: North America and Western Europe has been ahead every year.

Portugal ranks 74th and UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 75th of 214 countries.

UIS: North America and Western Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal UIS: North America and Western Europe Difference Ahead
1970s 41,978 16.48 million 16.43 million UIS: North America and Western Europe
1980s 114,546 17.12 million 17.01 million UIS: North America and Western Europe
1990s 184,893 19.23 million 19.05 million UIS: North America and Western Europe
2000s 254,110 19.77 million 19.51 million UIS: North America and Western Europe
2010s 261,756 21.84 million 21.57 million UIS: North America and Western Europe
2020s 256,556 21.52 million 21.26 million UIS: North America and Western Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes, Portugal or UIS: North America and Western Europe?
UIS: North America and Western Europe, at 21.43 million against 265,025 in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes between Portugal and UIS: North America and Western Europe?
21.16 million, with UIS: North America and Western Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and UIS: North America and Western Europe?
50 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Portugal and UIS: North America and Western Europe rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes?
Portugal ranks 74th and UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 75th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number). 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 UIS: North America and Western Europe: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 18 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/enrolment-in-pre-primary-education-both-sexes-number-2/portugal/uis-north-america-and-western-europe/

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-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/enrolment-in-pre-primary-education-both-sexes-number-2/portugal/uis-north-america-and-western-europe/">Portugal vs UIS: North America and Western Europe: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
435 places, 18,608 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release