School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Portugal

Portugal: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male was 54,331 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
54,331 number
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
88th
of 164 countries
All-time high
84,743 number
in 1991
All-time low
54,331 number
in 2020
Years of data
23
1991–2020

School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Portugal, 1991–2020

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1991200520201991: 84.7k number1998: 79.5k number1999: 77.6k number2000: 75.8k number2001: 74.2k number2003: 69.9k number2004: 67.4k number2005: 64.8k number2006: 62.2k number2007: 59.9k number2008: 58.8k number2009: 58.4k number2010: 58.3k number2011: 58.5k number2012: 57.4k number2013: 56.4k number2014: 55.5k number2015: 55.0k number2016: 54.7k number2017: 54.8k number2018: 54.7k number2019: 54.5k number2020: 54.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Portugal stood at 54,331 number. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Portugal peaked at 84,743 number in 1991 and was at its lowest, 54,331 number, in 2020.

Portugal ranks 88th of 164 countries on this measure, 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, male in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male (number) in Portugal, 1991 to 2020.
Year number Change
1991 84,743 number
1998 79,549 number -6.1%
1999 77,616 number -2.4%
2000 75,819 number -2.3%
2001 74,164 number -2.2%
2003 69,904 number -5.7%
2004 67,375 number -3.6%
2005 64,818 number -3.8%
2006 62,172 number -4.1%
2007 59,936 number -3.6%
2008 58,806 number -1.9%
2009 58,449 number -0.6%
2010 58,342 number -0.2%
2011 58,484 number +0.2%
2012 57,405 number -1.8%
2013 56,374 number -1.8%
2014 55,527 number -1.5%
2015 54,953 number -1.0%
2016 54,704 number -0.5%
2017 54,769 number +0.1%
2018 54,671 number -0.2%
2019 54,472 number -0.4%
2020 54,331 number -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 80,636 number 77,616 number 84,743 number 3
2000s 65,716 number 58,449 number 75,819 number 9
2010s 55,970 number 54,472 number 58,484 number 10
2020s 54,331 number 54,331 number 54,331 number 1

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 85 Ireland 64,299 number compare
  2. 86 Oman 63,604 number compare
  3. 87 Bulgaria 60,009 number compare
  4. 89 Jamaica 52,331 number compare
  5. 90 Palestine, State of 51,792 number compare
  6. 91 Uruguay 50,536 number compare

See the full ranking of 209 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Portugal?
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Portugal was 54,331 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 84,743 number in 1991.
What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 54,331 number in 2020.
How does Portugal rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male?
Portugal ranks 88th out of 164 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 4,244 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.