Portugal vs Switzerland: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both

Portugal
88,005 number
in 2020
Switzerland
85,374 number
in 2020
Portugal rank
111th
Switzerland rank
112th

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both over time

  • Portugal
  • Switzerland
050.0k100.0k150.0k197019952020

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 88,005 number against 85,374 number in Switzerland, a difference of 2,631 number.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Portugal ranks 111th and Switzerland ranks 112th of 206 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Switzerland Difference Ahead
1970s 167,813 number 99,250 number 68,562 number Portugal
1980s 160,273 number 76,004 number 84,269 number Portugal
1990s 116,571 number 79,999 number 36,572 number Portugal
2000s 106,538 number 82,079 number 24,459 number Portugal
2010s 98,807 number 78,909 number 19,898 number Portugal
2020s 88,005 number 85,374 number 2,631 number Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of the official entrance age to primary education, both, Portugal or Switzerland?
Portugal, at 88,005 number against 85,374 number in Switzerland as of 2020.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, both between Portugal and Switzerland?
2,631 number, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Switzerland?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Portugal and Switzerland rank globally for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
Portugal ranks 111th and Switzerland ranks 112th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.