Ireland vs Portugal: School age population, primary education, female

Ireland
275,047 number
in 2019
Portugal
272,847 number
in 2020
Ireland rank
104th
Portugal rank
105th

School age population, primary education, female over time

  • Ireland
  • Portugal
200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k197019952020

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 275,047 number against 272,847 number in Portugal, a difference of 2,200 number.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Ireland ranks 104th and Portugal ranks 105th of 206 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 180,491 number 495,186 number 314,694 number Portugal
1980s 205,387 number 486,764 number 281,377 number Portugal
1990s 200,515 number 372,106 number 171,592 number Portugal
2000s 218,860 number 315,790 number 96,930 number Portugal
2010s 258,860 number 301,447 number 42,587 number Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, Ireland or Portugal?
Ireland, at 275,047 number against 272,847 number in Portugal as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between Ireland and Portugal?
2,200 number, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Portugal?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Ireland and Portugal rank globally for school age population, primary education, female?
Ireland ranks 104th and Portugal ranks 105th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary 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, primary education, female (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

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