Netherlands vs Portugal: Share of children in primary school age who are in school
Netherlands
99.5%
in 2023
Portugal
99.5%
in 2023
Netherlands rank
28th
Portugal rank
27th
Share of children in primary school age who are in school over time
- Netherlands
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 99.5% against 99.5% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 28th and Portugal ranks 27th of 209 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 17 and Portugal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 66.2% | 3.4% | 62.8% | Netherlands |
| 1830s | 69.9% | 4.9% | 65.0% | Netherlands |
| 1840s | 73.5% | 7.0% | 66.4% | Netherlands |
| 1850s | 73.8% | 11.3% | 62.5% | Netherlands |
| 1860s | 75.3% | 20.0% | 55.3% | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 80.8% | 29.5% | 51.2% | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 81.0% | 41.4% | 39.6% | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 83.3% | 40.5% | 42.7% | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 85.5% | 37.3% | 48.1% | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 88.9% | 39.9% | 49.0% | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 89.2% | 42.4% | 46.8% | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 90.8% | 55.1% | 35.8% | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 90.2% | 66.0% | 24.2% | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 88.3% | 85.0% | 3.4% | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 95.3% | 88.0% | 7.3% | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 92.0% | 85.0% | 7.0% | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 93.0% | 97.0% | 4.0% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 99.4% | 99.8% | 0.4% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 99.8% | 98.7% | 1.0% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 99.7% | 0.1% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children in primary school age who are in school, Netherlands or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 99.5% against 99.5% in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children in primary school age who are in school between Netherlands and Portugal?
- 0.0%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Portugal?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2023.
- How do Netherlands and Portugal rank globally for share of children in primary school age who are in school?
- Netherlands ranks 28th and Portugal ranks 27th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children in primary school age who are in school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.