Population of compulsory school age, male in Portugal

Portugal: Population of compulsory school age, male was 602,950 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
602,950 number
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
92nd
of 186 countries
All-time high
681,979 number
in 2010
All-time low
492,686 number
in 2006
Years of data
23
1998–2020

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

0200.0k400.0k600.0k1998200920201998: 552.0k number1999: 539.0k number2000: 528.0k number2001: 518.2k number2002: 509.7k number2003: 503.5k number2004: 499.1k number2005: 495.6k number2006: 492.7k number2007: 497.2k number2008: 502.2k number2009: 679.2k number2010: 682.0k number2011: 681.4k number2012: 671.9k number2013: 662.8k number2014: 654.0k number2015: 645.7k number2016: 638.2k number2017: 629.4k number2018: 620.6k number2019: 611.9k number2020: 603.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, population of compulsory school age, male in Portugal stood at 602,950 number.

The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Portugal peaked at 681,979 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 492,686 number, in 2006.

Portugal ranks 92nd of 186 countries on this measure, 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 545,510 number 539,022 number 551,998 number 2
2000s 522,544 number 492,686 number 679,200 number 10
2010s 649,780 number 611,935 number 681,979 number 10
2020s 602,950 number 602,950 number 602,950 number 1

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 89 Turkmenistan 660,315 number compare
  2. 90 Kyrgyzstan 640,172 number compare
  3. 91 Hungary 626,198 number compare
  4. 93 Palestine, State of 598,411 number compare
  5. 94 Sweden 596,883 number compare
  6. 95 Austria 573,105 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, male in Portugal?
Population of compulsory school age, male in Portugal was 602,950 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 681,979 number in 2010.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 492,686 number in 2006.
How does Portugal rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
Portugal ranks 92nd out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, male (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 male children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.