School age population, upper secondary education, male in Portugal
Portugal: School age population, upper secondary education, male was 158,668 in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Portugal, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, male in Portugal is 158,668, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Portugal peaked at 203,465 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 158,668, in 2024.
That places Portugal 112th out of 220 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, upper secondary education, male in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 203,465 | — |
| 2002 | 194,590 | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 185,499 | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 181,353 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 178,145 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 177,503 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 177,780 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 178,054 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 176,889 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 173,497 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 171,153 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 169,118 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 168,757 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 169,075 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 170,726 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 174,628 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 173,348 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 170,548 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 165,256 | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 163,449 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 162,341 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 159,909 | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 158,998 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 158,668 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 183,698 | 176,889 | 203,465 | 9 |
| 2010s | 170,611 | 165,256 | 174,628 | 10 |
| 2020s | 160,673 | 158,668 | 163,449 | 5 |
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More education data for Portugal
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, male in Portugal?
- School age population, upper secondary education, male in Portugal was 158,668 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 203,465 in 2001.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 158,668 in 2024.
- How does Portugal rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- Portugal ranks 112th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. 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, upper secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release