ALECSO: Member Countries vs Portugal: School age population, primary education, both sexes

ALECSO: Member Countries
60.75 million
in 2024
Portugal
538,035
in 2024
ALECSO: Member Countries rank
114th
Portugal rank
111th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • ALECSO: Member Countries
  • Portugal
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How they compare

ALECSO: Member Countries currently reports 60.75 million against 538,035 in Portugal, a difference of 60.21 million.

That makes ALECSO: Member Countries's figure about 112.9 times Portugal's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, ALECSO: Member Countries has been ahead every year.

ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 114th and Portugal ranks 111th 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 43.48 million 665,528 42.81 million ALECSO: Member Countries
2010s 51.19 million 624,389 50.57 million ALECSO: Member Countries
2020s 60.11 million 548,402 59.56 million ALECSO: Member Countries

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, ALECSO: Member Countries or Portugal?
ALECSO: Member Countries, at 60.75 million against 538,035 in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between ALECSO: Member Countries and Portugal?
60.21 million, with ALECSO: Member Countries ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ALECSO: Member Countries and Portugal?
24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do ALECSO: Member Countries and Portugal rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 114th and Portugal ranks 111th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, both sexes (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, primary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,724 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release