School age population, secondary education, female in Portugal
Portugal: School age population, secondary education, female was 302,834 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
302,834 number
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
109th
of 205 countries
All-time high
507,031 number
in 1981
All-time low
302,834 number
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, female in Portugal, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 302,834 number for school age population, secondary education, female in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Portugal peaked at 507,031 number in 1981 and was at its lowest, 302,834 number, in 2020.
That places Portugal 109th out of 205 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, secondary education, female in Portugal, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 386,781 number | — |
| 1971 | 389,376 number | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 388,846 number | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 390,899 number | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 395,169 number | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 401,759 number | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 409,632 number | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 415,502 number | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 419,897 number | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 422,705 number | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 423,127 number | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 507,031 number | +19.8% |
| 1982 | 501,413 number | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 496,450 number | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 493,134 number | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 492,000 number | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 493,291 number | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 494,802 number | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 495,598 number | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 495,136 number | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 493,474 number | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 489,897 number | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 481,254 number | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 471,544 number | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 461,319 number | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 450,274 number | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 438,194 number | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 425,439 number | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 412,894 number | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 400,666 number | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 388,354 number | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 375,890 number | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 362,989 number | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 351,543 number | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 341,789 number | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 333,998 number | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 328,467 number | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 326,029 number | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 325,774 number | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 327,083 number | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 329,627 number | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 332,699 number | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 331,796 number | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 330,019 number | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 327,390 number | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 323,995 number | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 319,889 number | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 315,497 number | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 311,087 number | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 306,880 number | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 302,834 number | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 402,057 number | 386,781 number | 422,705 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 489,198 number | 423,127 number | 507,031 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 452,496 number | 400,666 number | 493,474 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 346,192 number | 325,774 number | 388,354 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 322,888 number | 306,880 number | 332,699 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 302,834 number | 302,834 number | 302,834 number | 1 |
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More education data for Portugal
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, female in Portugal?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Portugal was 302,834 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 507,031 number in 1981.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 302,834 number in 2020.
- How does Portugal rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Portugal ranks 109th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.