School age population, primary education, both sexes in Portugal
Portugal: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 558,740 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
558,740 number
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
105th
of 206 countries
All-time high
1.03 million number
in 1982
All-time low
558,740 number
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Portugal, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 558,740 number for school age population, primary education, both sexes 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 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Portugal peaked at 1.03 million number in 1982 and was at its lowest, 558,740 number, in 2020.
Portugal ranks 105th of 206 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, primary education, both sexes in Portugal, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 990,903 number | — |
| 1971 | 1.01 million number | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 1.01 million number | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 1.02 million number | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 1.01 million number | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 1.01 million number | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 1.00 million number | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 999,590 number | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 1.00 million number | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 1.01 million number | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 1.02 million number | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 1.03 million number | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 1.03 million number | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.03 million number | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 1.02 million number | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 1.00 million number | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 984,424 number | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 964,618 number | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 941,951 number | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 915,941 number | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 886,191 number | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 852,893 number | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 822,232 number | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 793,716 number | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 766,845 number | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 741,156 number | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 716,544 number | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 696,217 number | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 679,821 number | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 667,419 number | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 658,702 number | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 652,008 number | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 646,837 number | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 642,771 number | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 639,691 number | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 637,474 number | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 635,997 number | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 644,112 number | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 651,865 number | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 657,100 number | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 657,335 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 650,664 number | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 641,800 number | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 632,812 number | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 623,517 number | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 613,978 number | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 604,216 number | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 593,130 number | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 581,933 number | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 570,522 number | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 558,740 number | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.01 million number | 990,903 number | 1.02 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 993,353 number | 915,941 number | 1.03 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 762,303 number | 667,419 number | 886,191 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 646,656 number | 635,997 number | 658,702 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 616,991 number | 570,522 number | 657,335 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 558,740 number | 558,740 number | 558,740 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 102 Greece 618,673 number compare
- 103 Czechia 571,984 number compare
- 104 Ireland 562,973 number compare
- 106 Kyrgyzstan 551,185 number compare
- 107 Palestine, State of 508,539 number compare
- 108 Turkmenistan 503,195 number compare
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, primary education, both sexes in Portugal?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Portugal was 558,740 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 million number in 1982.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 558,740 number in 2020.
- How does Portugal rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Portugal ranks 105th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. 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, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.