School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Portugal
Portugal: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 52,850 in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Portugal, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 52,850 for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Portugal peaked at 71,203 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 51,619, in 2023.
That places Portugal 93rd out of 174 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 71,203 | — |
| 2003 | 65,903 | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 60,984 | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 59,043 | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 57,299 | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 57,188 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 56,468 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 57,192 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 57,420 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 57,107 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 56,164 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 53,181 | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 52,804 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 53,020 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 54,193 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 54,026 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 55,811 | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 56,910 | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 52,266 | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 52,644 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 52,423 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 51,619 | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 52,850 | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60,660 | 56,468 | 71,203 | 8 |
| 2010s | 55,064 | 52,804 | 57,420 | 10 |
| 2020s | 52,360 | 51,619 | 52,850 | 5 |
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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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Portugal?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Portugal was 52,850 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 71,203 in 2001.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 51,619 in 2023.
- How does Portugal rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
- Portugal ranks 93rd out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release