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

Portugal
304,115 number
in 2020
Slovakia
278,960 number
in 2020
Portugal rank
111th
Slovakia rank
114th

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

  • Portugal
  • Slovakia
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 304,115 number against 278,960 number in Slovakia, a difference of 25,155 number.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 111th and Slovakia ranks 114th of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 5 and Slovakia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Slovakia Difference Ahead
1970s 493,836 number 334,753 number 159,083 number Portugal
1980s 508,375 number 339,092 number 169,283 number Portugal
1990s 444,462 number 382,066 number 62,396 number Portugal
2000s 340,882 number 375,963 number 35,081 number Slovakia
2010s 325,931 number 273,738 number 52,193 number Portugal
2020s 304,115 number 278,960 number 25,155 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, Portugal or Slovakia?
Portugal, at 304,115 number against 278,960 number in Slovakia as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between Portugal and Slovakia?
25,155 number, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Slovakia?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Portugal and Slovakia rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
Portugal ranks 111th and Slovakia ranks 114th 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.