School age population, tertiary education, female in Portugal
Portugal: School age population, tertiary education, female was 272,222 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
School age population, tertiary education, female in Portugal, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, school age population, tertiary education, female in Portugal stood at 272,222 number. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Portugal peaked at 409,508 number in 1995 and was at its lowest, 272,222 number, in 2018.
Portugal ranks 98th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, female in Portugal, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 356,037 number | — |
| 1971 | 359,796 number | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 363,081 number | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 366,009 number | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 368,677 number | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 371,126 number | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 374,020 number | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 377,097 number | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 382,213 number | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 389,081 number | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 397,536 number | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 395,608 number | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 403,106 number | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 407,172 number | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 407,473 number | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 404,934 number | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 400,045 number | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 393,680 number | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 388,679 number | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 386,667 number | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 387,953 number | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 393,131 number | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 400,425 number | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 406,187 number | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 409,086 number | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 409,508 number | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 407,628 number | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 403,291 number | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 397,910 number | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 391,763 number | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 384,768 number | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 376,937 number | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 368,487 number | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 358,726 number | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 348,034 number | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 336,705 number | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 324,899 number | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 311,436 number | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 300,605 number | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 292,709 number | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 287,341 number | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 284,175 number | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 280,975 number | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 278,294 number | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 275,926 number | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 274,106 number | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 273,057 number | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 272,823 number | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 272,222 number | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 370,714 number | 356,037 number | 389,081 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 398,490 number | 386,667 number | 407,473 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 400,688 number | 387,953 number | 409,508 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 340,331 number | 292,709 number | 384,768 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 277,658 number | 272,222 number | 287,341 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More education data for Portugal
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 110.99 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 111.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in Portugal?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Portugal was 272,222 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 409,508 number in 1995.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 272,222 number in 2018.
- How does Portugal rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Portugal ranks 98th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. 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, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.