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

3,778 number, with Liberia ahead.

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

18 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.

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.

Liberia vs Portugal: Enrolment in primary education, male

Liberia

324,997 number

in 2017

Portugal

321,219 number

in 2018

Liberia rank

100th

Portugal rank

101st

Enrolment in primary education, male over time

Liberia
Portugal

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 324,997 number against 321,219 number in Portugal, a difference of 3,778 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Portugal ahead.

Liberia ranks 100th and Portugal ranks 101st of 202 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Liberia	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1970s	70,715 number	615,634 number	544,918 number	Portugal
1980s	95,087 number	642,950 number	547,863 number	Portugal
1990s	204,347 number	430,838 number	226,492 number	Portugal
2000s	289,023 number	400,118 number	111,095 number	Portugal
2010s	349,402 number	345,600 number	3,802 number	Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, male, Liberia or Portugal?: Liberia, at 324,997 number against 321,219 number in Portugal as of 2017.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between Liberia and Portugal?: 3,778 number, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Portugal?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Liberia and Portugal rank globally for enrolment in primary education, male?: Liberia ranks 100th 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.