Pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied in Portugal
Portugal: Pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied was 409,860 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied in Portugal, 2012–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2024, pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied in Portugal stood at 409,860. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 77.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied in Portugal peaked at 409,860 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 218,722, in 2015.
That places Portugal 14th out of 31 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 235,976 | — |
| 2013 | 229,860 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 230,357 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 218,722 | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 307,334 | +40.5% |
| 2017 | 403,068 | +31.1% |
| 2018 | 396,087 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 395,220 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 395,048 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 405,166 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 405,166 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 405,653 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 409,860 | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 302,078 | 218,722 | 403,068 | 8 |
| 2020s | 404,179 | 395,048 | 409,860 | 5 |
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More education data for Portugal
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 52,131 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 110.99 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 111.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied in Portugal?
- Pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied in Portugal was 409,860 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 409,860 in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 218,722 in 2015.
- How does Portugal rank for pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied?
- Portugal ranks 14th out of 31 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied - absolute numbers and % of pupils by language studied. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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