El Salvador vs Portugal: Primary education, pupils, gaps filled

El Salvador
594,860
in 2024
Portugal
598,661
in 2023
El Salvador rank
101st
Portugal rank
100th

Primary education, pupils, gaps filled over time

  • El Salvador
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 598,661 against 594,860 in El Salvador, a difference of 3,801.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Portugal ahead.

El Salvador ranks 101st and Portugal ranks 100th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 638,277 1.19 million 550,665 Portugal
1980s 747,100 1.22 million 472,241 Portugal
1990s 867,084 924,741 57,657 Portugal
2000s 1.01 million 766,348 241,554 El Salvador
2010s 769,111 668,464 100,648 El Salvador
2020s 606,604 592,835 13,769 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, gaps filled, El Salvador or Portugal?
Portugal, at 598,661 against 594,860 in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, gaps filled between El Salvador and Portugal?
3,801, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Portugal?
53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Portugal rank globally for primary education, pupils, gaps filled?
El Salvador ranks 101st and Portugal ranks 100th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 11,866 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils with 569 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.