What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Portugal and Sweden?

16,090 number, with Portugal ahead.

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

23 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Portugal vs Sweden: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes

Portugal

1.18 million number

in 2020

Sweden

1.16 million number

in 2020

Portugal rank

92nd

Sweden rank

94th

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes over time

Portugal
Sweden

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 1.18 million number against 1.16 million number in Sweden, a difference of 16,090 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 92nd and Sweden ranks 94th of 186 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.07 million number	988,752 number	77,763 number	Portugal
2000s	1.02 million number	1.03 million number	5,310 number	Sweden
2010s	1.27 million number	956,380 number	317,737 number	Portugal
2020s	1.18 million number	1.16 million number	16,090 number	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, both sexes, Portugal or Sweden?: Portugal, at 1.18 million number against 1.16 million number in Sweden as of 2020.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Portugal and Sweden?: 16,090 number, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sweden?: 23 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2020.
How do Portugal and Sweden rank globally for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?: Portugal ranks 92nd and Sweden ranks 94th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Population of children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.