School age population, lower secondary education, female in Portugal
Portugal: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 148,727 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
148,727 number
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
111th
of 205 countries
All-time high
254,119 number
in 1978
All-time low
148,727 number
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Portugal, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, female in Portugal is 148,727 number, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Portugal peaked at 254,119 number in 1978 and was at its lowest, 148,727 number, in 2020.
Portugal ranks 111th of 205 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, lower secondary education, female in Portugal, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 234,221 number | — |
| 1971 | 235,567 number | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 235,562 number | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 237,684 number | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 241,336 number | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 246,016 number | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 250,800 number | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 253,461 number | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 254,119 number | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 253,504 number | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 252,331 number | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 251,280 number | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 248,760 number | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 247,993 number | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 248,609 number | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 250,029 number | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 251,467 number | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 251,639 number | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 249,984 number | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 246,995 number | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 243,605 number | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 240,141 number | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 234,685 number | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 228,458 number | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 221,747 number | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 214,933 number | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 208,210 number | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 201,683 number | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 195,286 number | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 188,930 number | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 182,502 number | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 176,241 number | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 170,547 number | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 166,535 number | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 163,807 number | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 161,823 number | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 160,242 number | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 160,056 number | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 160,770 number | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 162,276 number | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 164,340 number | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 166,374 number | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 165,791 number | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 164,190 number | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 161,891 number | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 159,355 number | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 156,904 number | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 154,638 number | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 152,577 number | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 150,638 number | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 148,727 number | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 244,227 number | 234,221 number | 254,119 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 249,909 number | 246,995 number | 252,331 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 217,768 number | 188,930 number | 243,605 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 166,480 number | 160,056 number | 182,502 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 159,670 number | 150,638 number | 166,374 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 148,727 number | 148,727 number | 148,727 number | 1 |
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More education data for Portugal
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Portugal?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Portugal was 148,727 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 254,119 number in 1978.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 148,727 number in 2020.
- How does Portugal rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Portugal ranks 111th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. 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, lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.