Portugal vs Sweden: Students in ISCED 1-3 by number of modern foreign languages studied

Portugal
679,193 Number
in 2012
Sweden
596,710 Number
in 2012
Portugal rank
12th
Sweden rank
14th

Students in ISCED 1-3 by number of modern foreign languages studied over time

  • Portugal
  • Sweden
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k199820052012

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 679,193 Number against 596,710 Number in Sweden, a difference of 82,483 Number.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Sweden ahead.

Portugal ranks 12th and Sweden ranks 14th of 39 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Sweden Difference Ahead
2000s 499,163 Number 648,661 Number 149,497 Number Sweden
2010s 468,328 Number 585,262 Number 116,933 Number Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher students in isced 1-3 by number of modern foreign languages studied, Portugal or Sweden?
Portugal, at 679,193 Number against 596,710 Number in Sweden as of 2012.
What is the difference in students in isced 1-3 by number of modern foreign languages studied between Portugal and Sweden?
82,483 Number, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sweden?
7 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2012.
How do Portugal and Sweden rank globally for students in isced 1-3 by number of modern foreign languages studied?
Portugal ranks 12th and Sweden ranks 14th of 39 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as Students in ISCED 1-3 by number of modern foreign languages studied (1998-2012). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Portugal vs Sweden: Students in ISCED 1-3 by number of modern foreign languages studied. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 09 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/students-in-isced-1-3-by-number-of-modern-foreign-languages-studied-1998-2012/portugal/sweden/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/students-in-isced-1-3-by-number-of-modern-foreign-languages-studied-1998-2012/portugal/sweden/">Portugal vs Sweden: Students in ISCED 1-3 by number of modern foreign languages studied</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Students in ISCED 1-3 by number of modern foreign languages studied (1998-2012)
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
41 places, 529 data points, 1998–2012
Last refreshed