Over-age students, primary, male in Portugal
Portugal: Over-age students, primary, male was 9.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, male in Portugal, 1973–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 9.2% for over-age students, primary, male in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, male in Portugal peaked at 24.7% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 2012.
Portugal ranks 74th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, male in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 23.6% | — |
| 1974 | 24.7% | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 23.8% | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 23.8% | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 22.2% | -6.4% |
| 1980 | 22.1% | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 21.5% | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 18.5% | -13.9% |
| 1985 | 20.6% | +11.1% |
| 1986 | 20.6% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 20.5% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 18.6% | -9.3% |
| 1991 | 19.4% | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 16.9% | -13.2% |
| 1993 | 15.7% | -7.0% |
| 1994 | 19.6% | +25.1% |
| 1995 | 15.4% | -21.4% |
| 1996 | 14.0% | -9.4% |
| 1999 | 12.8% | -8.4% |
| 2000 | 14.4% | +12.6% |
| 2001 | 13.7% | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 12.0% | -12.1% |
| 2003 | 11.8% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 12.6% | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 12.6% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 12.3% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 10.9% | -11.4% |
| 2008 | 10.3% | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 9.6% | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 8.8% | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 8.3% | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 8.1% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 10.2% | +25.9% |
| 2014 | 10.7% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 10.3% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 9.8% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 9.2% | -5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.6% | 22.2% | 24.7% | 5 |
| 1980s | 20.6% | 18.5% | 22.1% | 6 |
| 1990s | 16.5% | 12.8% | 19.6% | 8 |
| 2000s | 12.0% | 9.6% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 8.1% | 10.7% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More education data for Portugal
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 82,664 (2018)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 11,380 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 136,282 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 128,743 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 741,752 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 598,661 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0566 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary, male in Portugal?
- Over-age students, primary, male in Portugal was 9.2% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 24.7% in 1974.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 2012.
- How does Portugal rank for over-age students, primary, male?
- Portugal ranks 74th out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary, male rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.