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

Latest (2020)
50,024 number
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
109th
of 204 countries
All-time high
87,587 number
in 1985
All-time low
50,024 number
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Portugal, 1970–2020

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k197019952020

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

Annual values for School age population, last grade of primary education, male (number) in Portugal, 1970 to 2020.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 106 Belarus 55,233 number compare
  2. 107 Mauritania 54,402 number compare
  3. 108 Eritrea 51,728 number compare
  4. 110 Hungary 49,348 number compare
  5. 111 United Arab Emirates 49,036 number compare
  6. 112 Austria 43,098 number compare

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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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Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
249 places, 12,245 data points, 1970–2020
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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.