ALECSO: Member Countries vs Portugal: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both

ALECSO: Member Countries
7.32 million
in 2024
Portugal
108,636
in 2024
ALECSO: Member Countries rank
96th
Portugal rank
93rd

School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both over time

  • ALECSO: Member Countries
  • Portugal
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M199720102024

How they compare

ALECSO: Member Countries currently reports 7.32 million against 108,636 in Portugal, a difference of 7.21 million.

That makes ALECSO: Member Countries's figure about 67.4 times Portugal's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, ALECSO: Member Countries has been ahead every year.

ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 96th and Portugal ranks 93rd of 221 groups.

ALECSO: Member Countries has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ALECSO: Member Countries Portugal Difference Ahead
2000s 9.13 million 123,892 9.01 million ALECSO: Member Countries
2010s 7.99 million 112,444 7.87 million ALECSO: Member Countries
2020s 8.94 million 107,435 8.83 million ALECSO: Member Countries

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both, ALECSO: Member Countries or Portugal?
ALECSO: Member Countries, at 7.32 million against 108,636 in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both between ALECSO: Member Countries and Portugal?
7.21 million, with ALECSO: Member Countries ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ALECSO: Member Countries and Portugal?
23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do ALECSO: Member Countries and Portugal rank globally for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both?
ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 96th and Portugal ranks 93rd of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
395 places, 10,351 data points, 1972–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release