What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Republic of Moldova and Portugal?

0.0003 units per person, with Republic of Moldova ahead.

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

34 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Republic of Moldova vs Portugal: Primary education, pupils, per capita

Republic of Moldova

0.0569 units per person

in 2024

Portugal

0.0566 units per person

in 2023

Republic of Moldova rank

171st

Portugal rank

172nd

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

Republic of Moldova
Portugal

How they compare

Republic of Moldova currently reports 0.0569 units per person against 0.0566 units per person in Portugal, a difference of 0.0003 units per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Portugal ahead.

Republic of Moldova ranks 171st and Portugal ranks 172nd of 206 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Republic of Moldova averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Republic of Moldova	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.0852 units per person	0.1245 units per person	0.0394 units per person	Portugal
1990s	0.1018 units per person	0.0944 units per person	0.0074 units per person	Republic of Moldova
2000s	0.0669 units per person	0.0732 units per person	0.0064 units per person	Portugal
2010s	0.0496 units per person	0.0642 units per person	0.0147 units per person	Portugal
2020s	0.054 units per person	0.0569 units per person	0.0029 units per person	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Republic of Moldova or Portugal?: Republic of Moldova, at 0.0569 units per person against 0.0566 units per person in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Republic of Moldova and Portugal?: 0.0003 units per person, with Republic of Moldova ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Moldova and Portugal?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
How do Republic of Moldova and Portugal rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?: Republic of Moldova ranks 171st and Portugal ranks 172nd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Primary education, pupils, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 02 September 2026

Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.