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

10,040 number, with Liberia ahead.

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

18 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.

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.

Liberia vs Portugal: Enrolment in primary education, female

Liberia

310,481 number

in 2017

Portugal

300,441 number

in 2018

Liberia rank

99th

Portugal rank

101st

Enrolment in primary education, female over time

Liberia
Portugal

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 310,481 number against 300,441 number in Portugal, a difference of 10,040 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Portugal ahead.

Liberia ranks 99th 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	Liberia	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1970s	36,594 number	573,113 number	536,518 number	Portugal
1980s	52,129 number	590,561 number	538,432 number	Portugal
1990s	141,552 number	393,125 number	251,572 number	Portugal
2000s	243,430 number	364,705 number	121,275 number	Portugal
2010s	317,286 number	318,438 number	1,152 number	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, female, Liberia or Portugal?: Liberia, at 310,481 number against 300,441 number in Portugal as of 2017.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female between Liberia and Portugal?: 10,040 number, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Portugal?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Liberia and Portugal rank globally for enrolment in primary education, female?: Liberia ranks 99th 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.