What is the difference in school age population, primary education, male between Ireland and Portugal?

2,033 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.

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.

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

Ireland

287,926 number

in 2019

Portugal

285,893 number

in 2020

Ireland rank

104th

Portugal rank

105th

School age population, primary education, male over time

Ireland
Portugal

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 287,926 number against 285,893 number in Portugal, a difference of 2,033 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	189,038 number	512,118 number	323,079 number	Portugal
1980s	216,117 number	506,590 number	290,472 number	Portugal
1990s	211,579 number	390,197 number	178,618 number	Portugal
2000s	230,244 number	330,866 number	100,622 number	Portugal
2010s	271,078 number	315,544 number	44,466 number	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, male, Ireland or Portugal?: Ireland, at 287,926 number against 285,893 number in Portugal as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, male between Ireland and Portugal?: 2,033 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, male?: 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, male (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, 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: 04 September 2026

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