School age population, tertiary education, male in Portugal
Portugal: School age population, tertiary education, male was 270,537 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Latest (2018)
270,537 number
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
101st
of 203 countries
All-time high
418,750 number
in 1995
All-time low
269,372 number
in 2016
Years of data
49
1970–2018
School age population, tertiary education, male in Portugal, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, school age population, tertiary education, male in Portugal stood at 270,537 number.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in Portugal peaked at 418,750 number in 1995 and was at its lowest, 269,372 number, in 2016.
Portugal ranks 101st 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, male in Portugal, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 331,540 number | — |
| 1971 | 333,643 number | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 340,516 number | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 348,130 number | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 356,147 number | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 364,266 number | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 372,397 number | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 379,237 number | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 386,639 number | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 394,674 number | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 403,450 number | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 400,368 number | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 407,492 number | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 411,121 number | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 411,197 number | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 408,880 number | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 404,930 number | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 399,857 number | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 396,080 number | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 394,979 number | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 396,915 number | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 402,448 number | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 409,516 number | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 415,089 number | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 418,041 number | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 418,750 number | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 417,416 number | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 413,448 number | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 408,401 number | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 402,576 number | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 395,986 number | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 388,710 number | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 381,080 number | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 372,066 number | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 361,838 number | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 350,513 number | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 338,144 number | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 323,101 number | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 311,165 number | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 302,745 number | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 297,438 number | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 294,919 number | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 288,681 number | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 282,665 number | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 277,021 number | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 272,408 number | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 269,372 number | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 269,851 number | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 270,537 number | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 360,719 number | 331,540 number | 394,674 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 403,835 number | 394,979 number | 411,197 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 410,260 number | 396,915 number | 418,750 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 352,535 number | 302,745 number | 395,986 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 280,321 number | 269,372 number | 297,438 number | 9 |
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 270,537 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 418,750 number in 1995.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 269,372 number in 2016.
- How does Portugal rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- Portugal ranks 101st out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. 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, tertiary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.