Eritrea vs Portugal: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes

Eritrea
288,471 number
in 2020
Portugal
304,115 number
in 2020
Eritrea rank
113th
Portugal rank
111th

School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Eritrea
  • Portugal
100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k197019952020

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 304,115 number against 288,471 number in Eritrea, a difference of 15,644 number.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.

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

Eritrea ranks 113th and Portugal ranks 111th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 65,085 number 493,836 number 428,750 number Portugal
1980s 88,351 number 508,375 number 420,024 number Portugal
1990s 119,698 number 444,462 number 324,764 number Portugal
2000s 189,075 number 340,882 number 151,808 number Portugal
2010s 223,227 number 325,931 number 102,704 number Portugal
2020s 288,471 number 304,115 number 15,644 number Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes, Eritrea or Portugal?
Portugal, at 304,115 number against 288,471 number in Eritrea as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between Eritrea and Portugal?
15,644 number, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Portugal?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Eritrea and Portugal rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
Eritrea ranks 113th and Portugal ranks 111th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.