School age population, lower secondary education, male in Portugal
Portugal: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 155,388 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
155,388 number
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
111th
of 205 countries
All-time high
260,966 number
in 1978
All-time low
155,388 number
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Portugal, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Portugal stood at 155,388 number. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Portugal peaked at 260,966 number in 1978 and was at its lowest, 155,388 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, male in Portugal, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 233,959 number | — |
| 1971 | 238,170 number | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 240,404 number | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 243,649 number | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 247,758 number | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 252,657 number | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 257,622 number | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 260,192 number | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 260,966 number | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 260,709 number | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 260,086 number | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 259,649 number | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 257,627 number | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 257,084 number | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 257,642 number | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 258,855 number | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 260,081 number | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 259,996 number | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 258,269 number | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 255,370 number | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 252,169 number | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 248,938 number | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 243,538 number | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 237,431 number | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 230,844 number | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 224,148 number | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 217,514 number | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 210,786 number | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 204,102 number | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 197,473 number | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 190,865 number | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 184,541 number | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 178,684 number | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 174,552 number | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 171,702 number | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 169,529 number | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 167,625 number | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 167,753 number | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 168,649 number | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 170,126 number | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 171,929 number | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 173,576 number | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 171,431 number | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 169,128 number | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 166,913 number | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 165,171 number | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 164,012 number | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 162,330 number | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 160,241 number | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 157,879 number | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 155,388 number | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 249,609 number | 233,959 number | 260,966 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 258,466 number | 255,370 number | 260,086 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 226,694 number | 197,473 number | 252,169 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 174,403 number | 167,625 number | 190,865 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 166,261 number | 157,879 number | 173,576 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 155,388 number | 155,388 number | 155,388 number | 1 |
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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 school age population, lower secondary education, male in Portugal?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in Portugal was 155,388 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 260,966 number in 1978.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 155,388 number in 2020.
- How does Portugal rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Portugal ranks 111th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.