School age population, upper secondary education, female in Portugal
Portugal: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 154,107 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
154,107 number
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
104th
of 205 countries
All-time high
255,751 number
in 1981
All-time low
152,560 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Portugal, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Portugal stood at 154,107 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Portugal peaked at 255,751 number in 1981 and was at its lowest, 152,560 number, in 1970.
Portugal ranks 104th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Portugal, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 152,560 number | — |
| 1971 | 153,809 number | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 153,284 number | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 153,215 number | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 153,833 number | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 155,743 number | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 158,832 number | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 162,041 number | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 165,778 number | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 169,201 number | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 170,796 number | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 255,751 number | +49.7% |
| 1982 | 252,653 number | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 248,457 number | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 244,525 number | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 241,971 number | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 241,824 number | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 243,163 number | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 245,614 number | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 248,141 number | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 249,869 number | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 249,756 number | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 246,569 number | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 243,086 number | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 239,572 number | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 235,341 number | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 229,984 number | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 223,756 number | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 217,608 number | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 211,736 number | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 205,852 number | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 199,649 number | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 192,442 number | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 185,008 number | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 177,982 number | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 172,175 number | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 168,225 number | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 165,973 number | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 165,004 number | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 164,807 number | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 165,287 number | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 166,325 number | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 166,005 number | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 165,829 number | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 165,499 number | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 164,640 number | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 162,985 number | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 160,859 number | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 158,510 number | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 156,242 number | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 154,107 number | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 157,830 number | 152,560 number | 169,201 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 239,290 number | 170,796 number | 255,751 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 234,728 number | 211,736 number | 249,869 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 179,712 number | 164,807 number | 205,852 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 163,218 number | 156,242 number | 166,325 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 154,107 number | 154,107 number | 154,107 number | 1 |
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More education data for Portugal
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, female in Portugal?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Portugal was 154,107 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 255,751 number in 1981.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 152,560 number in 1970.
- How does Portugal rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Portugal ranks 104th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. 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, upper 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 upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.