School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Portugal
Portugal: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 90,565 in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Portugal, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 90,565 for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Portugal peaked at 115,597 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 82,867, in 2020.
Portugal ranks 111th of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 106,557 | — |
| 2002 | 107,831 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 109,008 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 109,507 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 112,857 | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 115,597 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 110,073 | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 110,704 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 109,107 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 105,951 | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 105,771 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 101,867 | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 99,179 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 101,165 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 96,971 | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 100,455 | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 96,606 | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 89,798 | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 83,098 | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 82,867 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 86,271 | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 88,327 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 88,703 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 90,565 | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 110,138 | 106,557 | 115,597 | 9 |
| 2010s | 98,086 | 83,098 | 105,951 | 10 |
| 2020s | 87,347 | 82,867 | 90,565 | 5 |
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, one year before the official primary entry in Portugal?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Portugal was 90,565 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 115,597 in 2006.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 82,867 in 2020.
- How does Portugal rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Portugal ranks 111th out of 222 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. 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, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release