Greece vs Portugal: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes

Greece
314,858 number
in 2020
Portugal
315,776 number
in 2020
Greece rank
105th
Portugal rank
104th

School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Greece
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 315,776 number against 314,858 number in Greece, a difference of 918 number.

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

Greece ranks 105th and Portugal ranks 104th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 436,016 number 316,416 number 119,599 number Greece
1980s 463,212 number 485,299 number 22,087 number Portugal
1990s 473,448 number 477,376 number 3,927 number Portugal
2000s 386,214 number 367,498 number 18,716 number Greece
2010s 327,617 number 331,194 number 3,577 number Portugal
2020s 314,858 number 315,776 number 918 number Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes, Greece or Portugal?
Portugal, at 315,776 number against 314,858 number in Greece as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes between Greece and Portugal?
918 number, with Portugal 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, upper secondary education, both sexes?
Greece ranks 105th and Portugal ranks 104th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, upper 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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