Portugal vs Turkmenistan: School age population, primary education, both sexes

Portugal
558,740 number
in 2020
Turkmenistan
503,195 number
in 2020
Portugal rank
105th
Turkmenistan rank
108th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • Portugal
  • Turkmenistan
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 558,740 number against 503,195 number in Turkmenistan, a difference of 55,545 number.

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

Across all 51 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Portugal ranks 105th and Turkmenistan ranks 108th of 206 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Turkmenistan Difference Ahead
1970s 1.01 million number 276,434 number 730,870 number Portugal
1980s 993,353 number 325,930 number 667,423 number Portugal
1990s 762,303 number 383,878 number 378,426 number Portugal
2000s 646,656 number 317,370 number 329,285 number Portugal
2010s 616,991 number 374,244 number 242,747 number Portugal
2020s 558,740 number 503,195 number 55,545 number Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, Portugal or Turkmenistan?
Portugal, at 558,740 number against 503,195 number in Turkmenistan as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Portugal and Turkmenistan?
55,545 number, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Turkmenistan?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Portugal and Turkmenistan rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
Portugal ranks 105th and Turkmenistan ranks 108th of 206 countries.
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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Indicator
School age population, primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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