Which has higher enrolment in primary education, female, Ireland or Portugal?

Portugal, at 300,441 number against 275,444 number in Ireland as of 2018.

What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female between Ireland and Portugal?

24,997 number, with Portugal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Portugal?

46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ireland vs Portugal: Enrolment in primary education, female

Ireland

275,444 number

in 2018

Portugal

300,441 number

in 2018

Ireland rank

103rd

Portugal rank

101st

Enrolment in primary education, female over time

Ireland
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 300,441 number against 275,444 number in Ireland, a difference of 24,997 number.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.

Across all 46 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Ireland ranks 103rd and Portugal ranks 101st of 203 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1970s	197,563 number	573,947 number	376,384 number	Portugal
1980s	205,439 number	589,527 number	384,088 number	Portugal
1990s	200,718 number	444,691 number	243,973 number	Portugal
2000s	224,092 number	365,666 number	141,575 number	Portugal
2010s	261,321 number	323,935 number	62,614 number	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, female, Ireland or Portugal?: Portugal, at 300,441 number against 275,444 number in Ireland as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female between Ireland and Portugal?: 24,997 number, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Portugal?: 46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Ireland and Portugal rank globally for enrolment in primary education, female?: Ireland ranks 103rd and Portugal ranks 101st of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enrolment in primary education, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 248 places, 9,587 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.