School age population, secondary education, male in Portugal
Portugal: School age population, secondary education, male was 317,057 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
317,057 number
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
110th
of 205 countries
All-time high
520,987 number
in 1981
All-time low
317,057 number
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, male in Portugal, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, secondary education, male in Portugal stood at 317,057 number. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in Portugal peaked at 520,987 number in 1981 and was at its lowest, 317,057 number, in 2020.
That places Portugal 110th 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, male in Portugal, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 380,458 number | — |
| 1971 | 387,125 number | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 391,453 number | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 397,069 number | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 403,805 number | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 411,773 number | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 420,240 number | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 425,962 number | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 430,456 number | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 433,611 number | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 434,666 number | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 520,987 number | +19.9% |
| 1982 | 516,231 number | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 512,068 number | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 509,358 number | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 508,594 number | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 509,929 number | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 510,891 number | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 511,293 number | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 510,736 number | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 509,248 number | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 506,099 number | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 497,570 number | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 488,141 number | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 478,269 number | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 467,618 number | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 455,895 number | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 442,889 number | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 430,068 number | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 417,627 number | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 405,196 number | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 392,699 number | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 379,611 number | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 367,976 number | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 357,945 number | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 349,678 number | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 343,400 number | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 341,212 number | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 341,292 number | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 342,882 number | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 345,477 number | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 348,260 number | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 343,361 number | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 338,787 number | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 334,760 number | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 331,553 number | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 329,171 number | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 326,615 number | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 323,746 number | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 320,634 number | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 317,057 number | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 408,195 number | 380,458 number | 433,611 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 504,475 number | 434,666 number | 520,987 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 469,342 number | 417,627 number | 509,248 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 362,189 number | 341,212 number | 405,196 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 334,236 number | 320,634 number | 348,260 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 317,057 number | 317,057 number | 317,057 number | 1 |
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More education data for Portugal
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 198,049 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.3 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, male in Portugal?
- School age population, secondary education, male in Portugal was 317,057 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 520,987 number in 1981.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 317,057 number in 2020.
- How does Portugal rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- Portugal ranks 110th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.