Portugal vs Sweden: School age population, lower secondary education, female

Portugal
148,727 number
in 2020
Sweden
162,837 number
in 2020
Portugal rank
111th
Sweden rank
109th

School age population, lower secondary education, female over time

  • Portugal
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 162,837 number against 148,727 number in Portugal, a difference of 14,110 number.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 111th and Sweden ranks 109th of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 244,227 number 159,105 number 85,122 number Portugal
1980s 249,909 number 168,336 number 81,573 number Portugal
1990s 217,768 number 147,427 number 70,341 number Portugal
2000s 166,480 number 172,981 number 6,501 number Sweden
2010s 159,670 number 150,046 number 9,624 number Portugal
2020s 148,727 number 162,837 number 14,110 number Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, female, Portugal or Sweden?
Sweden, at 162,837 number against 148,727 number in Portugal as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, female between Portugal and Sweden?
14,110 number, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sweden?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Portugal and Sweden rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
Portugal ranks 111th and Sweden ranks 109th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, female (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

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