Over-age students, primary in Portugal
Portugal: Over-age students, primary was 8.1% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary in Portugal, 1973–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary in Portugal is 8.1%, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Portugal peaked at 24.3% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2012.
Portugal ranks 77th 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 in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 23.3% | — |
| 1974 | 24.3% | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 22.8% | -6.2% |
| 1977 | 22.4% | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 20.9% | -6.8% |
| 1980 | 20.7% | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 20.1% | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 17.0% | -15.6% |
| 1985 | 18.9% | +11.1% |
| 1986 | 18.8% | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 18.7% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 16.5% | -11.5% |
| 1991 | 17.3% | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 14.9% | -13.8% |
| 1993 | 13.6% | -8.7% |
| 1994 | 18.3% | +34.2% |
| 1995 | 13.9% | -23.9% |
| 1996 | 11.8% | -15.1% |
| 1999 | 13.2% | +11.2% |
| 2000 | 14.7% | +12.0% |
| 2001 | 12.9% | -12.1% |
| 2002 | 10.3% | -20.4% |
| 2003 | 10.1% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 10.9% | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 10.9% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 10.6% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 9.1% | -14.0% |
| 2008 | 8.7% | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 8.0% | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 7.4% | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 7.0% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 6.8% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 8.6% | +26.2% |
| 2014 | 8.9% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 8.8% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 8.5% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 8.1% | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.7% | 20.9% | 24.3% | 5 |
| 1980s | 19.0% | 17.0% | 20.7% | 6 |
| 1990s | 15.0% | 11.8% | 18.3% | 8 |
| 2000s | 10.6% | 8.0% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 6.8% | 8.9% | 8 |
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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 over-age students, primary in Portugal?
- Over-age students, primary in Portugal was 8.1% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 24.3% in 1974.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2012.
- How does Portugal rank for over-age students, primary?
- Portugal ranks 77th out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. 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 (% of 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.