School age population, pre-primary education, female in Portugal
Portugal: School age population, pre-primary education, female was 122,322 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Portugal, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, female in Portugal is 122,322 number, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Portugal peaked at 341,764 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 122,322 number, in 2020.
That places Portugal 113th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Portugal, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 341,764 number | — |
| 1971 | 251,261 number | -26.5% |
| 1972 | 246,534 number | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 241,906 number | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 238,318 number | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 239,061 number | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 240,196 number | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 244,149 number | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 248,529 number | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 251,776 number | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 249,614 number | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 246,566 number | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 242,490 number | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 236,916 number | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 230,339 number | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 224,542 number | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 217,430 number | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 209,534 number | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 200,814 number | -4.2% |
| 1989 | 191,677 number | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 182,221 number | -4.9% |
| 1991 | 174,080 number | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 168,675 number | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 164,189 number | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 160,522 number | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 157,462 number | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 155,207 number | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 155,613 number | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 156,666 number | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 157,562 number | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 155,666 number | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 154,507 number | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 154,862 number | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 155,286 number | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 155,781 number | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 156,834 number | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 157,278 number | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 158,315 number | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 158,171 number | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 156,608 number | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 152,547 number | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 148,396 number | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 146,630 number | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 144,656 number | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 142,302 number | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 138,946 number | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 135,632 number | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 132,080 number | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 128,441 number | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 124,974 number | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 122,322 number | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 254,349 number | 238,318 number | 341,764 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 224,992 number | 191,677 number | 249,614 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 163,220 number | 155,207 number | 182,221 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 156,331 number | 154,507 number | 158,315 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 139,460 number | 124,974 number | 152,547 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 122,322 number | 122,322 number | 122,322 number | 1 |
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More education data for Portugal
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in Portugal?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in Portugal was 122,322 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 341,764 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 122,322 number in 2020.
- How does Portugal rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- Portugal ranks 113th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. 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, pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.