Population of compulsory school age, female in Portugal

Portugal: Population of compulsory school age, female was 575,681 number in 2020. β–² Rising

Latest (2020)
575,681 number
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
92nd
of 186 countries
All-time high
650,460 number
in 2010
All-time low
471,178 number
in 2006
Years of data
23
1998–2020

Population of compulsory school age, female in Portugal, 1998–2020

0200.0k400.0k600.0k1998200920201998: 527.2k number1999: 514.8k number2000: 504.1k number2001: 494.6k number2002: 486.4k number2003: 480.3k number2004: 476.1k number2005: 473.2k number2006: 471.2k number2007: 474.7k number2008: 479.1k number2009: 647.9k number2010: 650.5k number2011: 650.3k number2012: 645.1k number2013: 638.9k number2014: 631.7k number2015: 623.8k number2016: 615.1k number2017: 605.9k number2018: 596.1k number2019: 586.1k number2020: 575.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, population of compulsory school age, female in Portugal stood at 575,681 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Portugal peaked at 650,460 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 471,178 number, in 2006.

That places Portugal 92nd out of 186 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 521,006 number 514,800 number 527,211 number 2
2000s 498,751 number 471,178 number 647,865 number 10
2010s 624,335 number 586,101 number 650,460 number 10
2020s 575,681 number 575,681 number 575,681 number 1

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 89 Turkmenistan 644,031 number compare
  2. 90 Kyrgyz Republic 613,313 number compare
  3. 91 Hungary 594,686 number compare
  4. 93 Palestine 573,924 number compare
  5. 94 Sweden 565,658 number compare
  6. 95 Libya 543,924 number compare

See the full ranking of 231 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, female in Portugal?
Population of compulsory school age, female in Portugal was 575,681 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 650,460 number in 2010.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 471,178 number in 2006.
How does Portugal rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
Portugal ranks 92nd out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Portugal data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
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Population of female children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.