What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, both sexes between Portugal and Switzerland?

28,803 number, with Portugal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Switzerland?

51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Portugal vs Switzerland: School age population, secondary education, both sexes

Portugal

619,891 number

in 2020

Switzerland

591,088 number

in 2020

Portugal rank

110th

Switzerland rank

112th

School age population, secondary education, both sexes over time

Portugal
Switzerland

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 619,891 number against 591,088 number in Switzerland, a difference of 28,803 number.

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

Portugal ranks 110th and Switzerland ranks 112th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1970s	810,252 number	651,610 number	158,642 number	Portugal
1980s	993,672 number	674,870 number	318,802 number	Portugal
1990s	921,838 number	566,904 number	354,934 number	Portugal
2000s	708,381 number	601,330 number	107,051 number	Portugal
2010s	657,124 number	610,569 number	46,555 number	Portugal
2020s	619,891 number	591,088 number	28,803 number	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, both sexes, Portugal or Switzerland?: Portugal, at 619,891 number against 591,088 number in Switzerland as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, both sexes between Portugal and Switzerland?: 28,803 number, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Switzerland?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Portugal and Switzerland rank globally for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?: Portugal ranks 110th and Switzerland ranks 112th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, secondary 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, secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 250 places, 12,261 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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