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

125,720 number, with Turkmenistan ahead.

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

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 Turkmenistan: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes

Portugal

1.18 million number

in 2020

Turkmenistan

1.30 million number

in 2020

Portugal rank

92nd

Turkmenistan rank

89th

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes over time

Portugal
Turkmenistan

How they compare

Turkmenistan currently reports 1.30 million number against 1.18 million number in Portugal, a difference of 125,720 number.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 92nd and Turkmenistan ranks 89th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Turkmenistan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.07 million number	979,116 number	87,400 number	Portugal
2000s	1.02 million number	999,944 number	21,350 number	Portugal
2010s	1.27 million number	1.11 million number	165,282 number	Portugal
2020s	1.18 million number	1.30 million number	125,720 number	Turkmenistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, both sexes, Portugal or Turkmenistan?: Turkmenistan, at 1.30 million number against 1.18 million number in Portugal as of 2020.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Portugal and Turkmenistan?: 125,720 number, with Turkmenistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Turkmenistan?: 23 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2020.
How do Portugal and Turkmenistan rank globally for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?: Portugal ranks 92nd and Turkmenistan ranks 89th 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: 04 September 2026

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