Greece vs Portugal: School age population, primary education, male

Greece
319,307 number
in 2020
Portugal
285,893 number
in 2020
Greece rank
102nd
Portugal rank
105th

School age population, primary education, male over time

  • Greece
  • Portugal
0200.0k400.0k600.0k197019952020

How they compare

Greece currently reports 319,307 number against 285,893 number in Portugal, a difference of 33,414 number.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Portugal ahead.

Greece ranks 102nd and Portugal ranks 105th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 4 and Portugal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 468,164 number 512,118 number 43,953 number Portugal
1980s 466,281 number 506,590 number 40,309 number Portugal
1990s 401,274 number 390,197 number 11,077 number Greece
2000s 338,592 number 330,866 number 7,727 number Greece
2010s 330,968 number 315,544 number 15,424 number Greece
2020s 319,307 number 285,893 number 33,414 number Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, male, Greece or Portugal?
Greece, at 319,307 number against 285,893 number in Portugal as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, male between Greece and Portugal?
33,414 number, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Portugal?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Greece and Portugal rank globally for school age population, primary education, male?
Greece ranks 102nd and Portugal ranks 105th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, male (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, male (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

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