How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Serbia?

50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Portugal vs Serbia: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes

Portugal

252,728 number

in 2020

Serbia

263,139 number

in 2019

Portugal rank

113th

Serbia rank

111th

School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes over time

Portugal
Serbia

How they compare

Serbia currently reports 263,139 number against 252,728 number in Portugal, a difference of 10,411 number.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 113th and Serbia ranks 111th of 206 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 2 and Serbia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Serbia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	519,124 number	560,944 number	41,820 number	Serbia
1980s	461,275 number	615,844 number	154,568 number	Serbia
1990s	335,018 number	533,492 number	198,474 number	Serbia
2000s	321,190 number	301,848 number	19,342 number	Portugal
2010s	285,715 number	270,097 number	15,618 number	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes, Portugal or Serbia?: Serbia, at 263,139 number against 252,728 number in Portugal as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes between Portugal and Serbia?: 10,411 number, with Serbia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Serbia?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Portugal and Serbia rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?: Portugal ranks 113th and Serbia ranks 111th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, pre-primary 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 251 places, 12,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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