School age population, tertiary education, male in Portugal
Portugal: School age population, tertiary education, male was 279,695 in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, tertiary education, male in Portugal, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, male in Portugal is 279,695, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in Portugal peaked at 379,488 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 275,805, in 2017.
That places Portugal 105th out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, male in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 379,488 | — |
| 2002 | 372,720 | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 364,051 | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 349,702 | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 335,708 | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 322,168 | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 312,110 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 303,013 | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 298,173 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 296,860 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 294,612 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 291,569 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 286,894 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 281,753 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 277,679 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 276,108 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 275,805 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 279,140 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 283,678 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 284,502 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 284,687 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 284,436 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 281,796 | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 279,695 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 337,459 | 298,173 | 379,488 | 9 |
| 2010s | 284,410 | 275,805 | 296,860 | 10 |
| 2020s | 283,023 | 279,695 | 284,687 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
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, tertiary education, male in Portugal?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in Portugal was 279,695 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 379,488 in 2001.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 275,805 in 2017.
- How does Portugal rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- Portugal ranks 105th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release