New entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age in Portugal
Portugal: New entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age was 101,142 in 2024. ▼ Falling
New entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age in Portugal, 2014–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2024, new entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age in Portugal stood at 101,142. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age in Portugal peaked at 119,656 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 101,142, in 2024.
Portugal ranks 16th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
New entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 119,656 | — |
| 2015 | 103,266 | -13.7% |
| 2016 | 109,621 | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 106,147 | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 104,870 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 105,067 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 102,966 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 103,714 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 105,159 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 101,879 | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 101,142 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 108,104 | 103,266 | 119,656 | 6 |
| 2020s | 102,972 | 101,142 | 105,159 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More education data for Portugal
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 198,049 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.3 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is new entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age in Portugal?
- New entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age in Portugal was 101,142 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest new entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 119,656 in 2014.
- What is the lowest new entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 101,142 in 2024.
- How does Portugal rank for new entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age?
- Portugal ranks 16th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is new entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of New entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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