School age population, primary education, male in Portugal
Portugal: School age population, primary education, male was 285,893 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, primary education, male in Portugal, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, male in Portugal stood at 285,893 number. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Portugal peaked at 524,902 number in 1982 and was at its lowest, 285,893 number, in 2020.
That places Portugal 105th 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, primary education, male in Portugal, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 502,881 number | — |
| 1971 | 514,967 number | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 515,407 number | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 515,888 number | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 515,383 number | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 513,034 number | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 509,261 number | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 508,428 number | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 510,732 number | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 515,194 number | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 520,463 number | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 524,607 number | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 524,902 number | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 523,060 number | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 518,702 number | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 511,577 number | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 501,932 number | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 492,039 number | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 480,763 number | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 467,854 number | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 453,080 number | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 436,473 number | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 420,997 number | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 406,522 number | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 392,782 number | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 379,544 number | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 366,809 number | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 356,319 number | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 347,896 number | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 341,549 number | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 337,101 number | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 333,670 number | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 331,013 number | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 328,964 number | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 327,386 number | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 326,120 number | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 325,061 number | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 329,459 number | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 333,564 number | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 336,318 number | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 336,502 number | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 333,105 number | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 328,538 number | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 323,964 number | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 319,194 number | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 314,190 number | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 309,011 number | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 302,754 number | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 296,879 number | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 291,301 number | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 285,893 number | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 512,118 number | 502,881 number | 515,888 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 506,590 number | 467,854 number | 524,902 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 390,197 number | 341,549 number | 453,080 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 330,866 number | 325,061 number | 337,101 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 315,544 number | 291,301 number | 336,502 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 285,893 number | 285,893 number | 285,893 number | 1 |
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More education data for Portugal
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, male in Portugal?
- School age population, primary education, male in Portugal was 285,893 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 524,902 number in 1982.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 285,893 number in 2020.
- How does Portugal rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Portugal ranks 105th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.