School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Portugal
Portugal: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 619,891 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
619,891 number
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
110th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.03 million number
in 1981
All-time low
619,891 number
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Portugal, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Portugal stood at 619,891 number. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Portugal peaked at 1.03 million number in 1981 and was at its lowest, 619,891 number, in 2020.
Portugal ranks 110th of 205 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, secondary education, both sexes in Portugal, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 767,239 number | — |
| 1971 | 776,501 number | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 780,299 number | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 787,968 number | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 798,974 number | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 813,532 number | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 829,872 number | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 841,464 number | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 850,353 number | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 856,316 number | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 857,793 number | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 1.03 million number | +19.8% |
| 1982 | 1.02 million number | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 1.01 million number | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 1.00 million number | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 1.00 million number | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 1.00 million number | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 1.01 million number | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 1.01 million number | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 1.01 million number | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 1.00 million number | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 995,996 number | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 978,824 number | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 959,685 number | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 939,588 number | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 917,892 number | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 894,089 number | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 868,328 number | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 842,962 number | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 818,293 number | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 793,550 number | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 768,589 number | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 742,600 number | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 719,519 number | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 699,734 number | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 683,676 number | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 671,867 number | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 667,241 number | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 667,066 number | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 669,965 number | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 675,104 number | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 680,959 number | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 675,157 number | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 668,806 number | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 662,150 number | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 655,548 number | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 649,060 number | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 642,112 number | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 634,833 number | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 627,514 number | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 619,891 number | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 810,252 number | 767,239 number | 856,316 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 993,672 number | 857,793 number | 1.03 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 921,838 number | 818,293 number | 1.00 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 708,381 number | 667,066 number | 793,550 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 657,124 number | 627,514 number | 680,959 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 619,891 number | 619,891 number | 619,891 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More education data for Portugal
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 741,752 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.2518 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 52,131 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.6574 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 365,952 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3359 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Portugal?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Portugal was 619,891 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 million number in 1981.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 619,891 number in 2020.
- How does Portugal rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Portugal ranks 110th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.