Portugal vs Sweden: School age population, tertiary education, female

Portugal
272,222 number
in 2018
Sweden
288,581 number
in 2018
Portugal rank
98th
Sweden rank
96th

School age population, tertiary education, female over time

  • Portugal
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 288,581 number against 272,222 number in Portugal, a difference of 16,359 number.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 98th and Sweden ranks 96th of 203 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 370,714 number 287,434 number 83,280 number Portugal
1980s 398,490 number 280,840 number 117,650 number Portugal
1990s 400,688 number 281,766 number 118,923 number Portugal
2000s 340,331 number 260,810 number 79,521 number Portugal
2010s 277,658 number 318,686 number 41,028 number Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, female, Portugal or Sweden?
Sweden, at 288,581 number against 272,222 number in Portugal as of 2018.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, female between Portugal and Sweden?
16,359 number, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sweden?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Portugal and Sweden rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, female?
Portugal ranks 98th and Sweden ranks 96th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary 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, tertiary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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