Which has higher enrolment in primary education, male, Ireland or Portugal?

Portugal, at 321,219 number against 288,860 number in Ireland as of 2018.

What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between Ireland and Portugal?

32,359 number, with Portugal ahead.

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

46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ireland vs Portugal: Enrolment in primary education, male

Ireland

288,860 number

in 2018

Portugal

321,219 number

in 2018

Ireland rank

104th

Portugal rank

101st

Enrolment in primary education, male over time

Ireland
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 321,219 number against 288,860 number in Ireland, a difference of 32,359 number.

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

Across all 46 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Ireland ranks 104th and Portugal ranks 101st of 202 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	207,031 number	614,995 number	407,964 number	Portugal
1980s	215,400 number	639,154 number	423,754 number	Portugal
1990s	211,766 number	488,357 number	276,591 number	Portugal
2000s	237,356 number	400,682 number	163,326 number	Portugal
2010s	274,482 number	350,725 number	76,243 number	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, male, Ireland or Portugal?: Portugal, at 321,219 number against 288,860 number in Ireland as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between Ireland and Portugal?: 32,359 number, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Portugal?: 46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Ireland and Portugal rank globally for enrolment in primary education, male?: Ireland ranks 104th and Portugal ranks 101st of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enrolment in primary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 247 places, 9,575 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.