School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Portugal
Portugal: School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 50,024 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Portugal, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 50,024 number for school age population, last grade of primary education, male in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Portugal peaked at 87,587 number in 1985 and was at its lowest, 50,024 number, in 2020.
Portugal ranks 109th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Portugal, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 79,764 number | — |
| 1971 | 82,892 number | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 83,543 number | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 84,498 number | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 85,847 number | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 86,966 number | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 87,002 number | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 86,191 number | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 85,922 number | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 85,822 number | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 85,942 number | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 86,647 number | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 87,044 number | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 87,272 number | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 87,538 number | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 87,587 number | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 86,887 number | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 85,523 number | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 84,213 number | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 82,933 number | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 81,406 number | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 79,385 number | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 76,757 number | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 74,295 number | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 71,967 number | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 69,649 number | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 67,247 number | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 64,905 number | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 62,729 number | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 60,608 number | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 58,786 number | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 57,624 number | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 56,865 number | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 56,157 number | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 55,571 number | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 55,112 number | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 54,667 number | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 55,048 number | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 55,681 number | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 56,448 number | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 57,064 number | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 57,216 number | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 56,318 number | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 55,559 number | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 54,948 number | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 54,386 number | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 53,744 number | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 52,750 number | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 51,821 number | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 50,922 number | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 50,024 number | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 84,845 number | 79,764 number | 87,002 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 86,159 number | 82,933 number | 87,587 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 70,895 number | 60,608 number | 81,406 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 56,196 number | 54,667 number | 58,786 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 54,473 number | 50,922 number | 57,216 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 50,024 number | 50,024 number | 50,024 number | 1 |
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 school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Portugal?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Portugal was 50,024 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 87,587 number in 1985.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 50,024 number in 2020.
- How does Portugal rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
- Portugal ranks 109th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, last grade of primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.