Enrolment in secondary education, female in Portugal
Portugal: Enrolment in secondary education, female was 375,089 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
375,089 number
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
84th
of 203 countries
All-time high
484,773 number
in 1996
All-time low
126,779 number
in 1971
Years of data
39
1971–2018
Enrolment in secondary education, female in Portugal, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, enrolment in secondary education, female in Portugal stood at 375,089 number.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, female in Portugal peaked at 484,773 number in 1996 and was at its lowest, 126,779 number, in 1971.
Portugal ranks 84th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Enrolment in secondary education, female in Portugal, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 126,779 number | — |
| 1972 | 139,925 number | +10.4% |
| 1973 | 154,977 number | +10.8% |
| 1974 | 172,667 number | +11.4% |
| 1975 | 199,928 number | +15.8% |
| 1976 | 226,858 number | +13.5% |
| 1977 | 238,713 number | +5.2% |
| 1978 | 249,699 number | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 233,483 number | -6.5% |
| 1980 | 191,916 number | -17.8% |
| 1986 | 305,578 number | +59.2% |
| 1988 | 303,480 number | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 296,121 number | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 354,490 number | +19.7% |
| 1993 | 470,794 number | +32.8% |
| 1994 | 480,751 number | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 481,287 number | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 484,773 number | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 453,498 number | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 431,430 number | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 420,187 number | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 408,976 number | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 399,282 number | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 391,053 number | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 341,697 number | -12.6% |
| 2005 | 343,002 number | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 337,598 number | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 344,611 number | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 347,579 number | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 353,902 number | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 356,863 number | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 357,936 number | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 360,503 number | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 391,162 number | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 375,408 number | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 378,779 number | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 372,375 number | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 374,495 number | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 375,089 number | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 193,670 number | 126,779 number | 249,699 number | 9 |
| 1980s | 266,991 number | 191,916 number | 305,578 number | 3 |
| 1990s | 431,643 number | 296,121 number | 484,773 number | 8 |
| 2000s | 368,789 number | 337,598 number | 420,187 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 371,401 number | 356,863 number | 391,162 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More education data for Portugal
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 375,800 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1701 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 265,025 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 428,206 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.63 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 42,707 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,424 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 230,157 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.92 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in secondary education, female in Portugal?
- Enrolment in secondary education, female in Portugal was 375,089 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 484,773 number in 1996.
- What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 126,779 number in 1971.
- How does Portugal rank for enrolment in secondary education, female?
- Portugal ranks 84th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is enrolment in secondary education, female rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions regardless of age.