Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Portugal

Portugal: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 99,883 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
99,883 number
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
109th
of 205 countries
All-time high
172,072 number
in 1976
All-time low
99,883 number
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Portugal, 1970–2020

050.0k100.0k150.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Portugal recorded 99,883 number for population of the official entrance age to secondary general in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.

The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Portugal peaked at 172,072 number in 1976 and was at its lowest, 99,883 number, in 2020.

Portugal ranks 109th 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.

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number) in Portugal, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 158,411 number
1971 160,353 number +1.2%
1972 161,531 number +0.7%
1973 163,703 number +1.3%
1974 166,269 number +1.6%
1975 169,582 number +2.0%
1976 172,072 number +1.5%
1977 171,774 number -0.2%
1978 170,591 number -0.7%
1979 170,150 number -0.3%
1980 169,605 number -0.3%
1981 169,479 number -0.1%
1982 169,276 number -0.1%
1983 170,046 number +0.5%
1984 170,600 number +0.3%
1985 171,460 number +0.5%
1986 171,819 number +0.2%
1987 170,361 number -0.8%
1988 167,715 number -1.6%
1989 165,280 number -1.5%
1990 162,983 number -1.4%
1991 160,076 number -1.8%
1992 155,480 number -2.9%
1993 150,553 number -3.2%
1994 145,865 number -3.1%
1995 141,354 number -3.1%
1996 136,793 number -3.2%
1997 132,250 number -3.3%
1998 127,793 number -3.4%
1999 123,539 number -3.3%
2000 119,219 number -3.5%
2001 115,515 number -3.1%
2002 112,969 number -2.2%
2003 111,475 number -1.3%
2004 110,046 number -1.3%
2005 108,879 number -1.1%
2006 107,993 number -0.8%
2007 108,334 number +0.3%
2008 109,185 number +0.8%
2009 110,502 number +1.2%
2010 112,053 number +1.4%
2011 113,103 number +0.9%
2012 111,745 number -1.2%
2013 110,048 number -1.5%
2014 108,540 number -1.4%
2015 107,212 number -1.2%
2016 105,973 number -1.2%
2017 104,483 number -1.4%
2018 102,940 number -1.5%
2019 101,405 number -1.5%
2020 99,883 number -1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 166,444 number 158,411 number 172,072 number 10
1980s 169,564 number 165,280 number 171,819 number 10
1990s 143,669 number 123,539 number 162,983 number 10
2000s 111,412 number 107,993 number 119,219 number 10
2010s 107,750 number 101,405 number 113,103 number 10
2020s 99,883 number 99,883 number 99,883 number 1

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 106 Mauritania 104,419 number compare
  2. 107 Belarus 101,397 number compare
  3. 108 Eritrea 100,491 number compare
  4. 110 Hungary 97,673 number compare
  5. 111 United Arab Emirates 92,346 number compare
  6. 112 Austria 83,499 number compare

See the full ranking of 205 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Portugal?
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Portugal was 99,883 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 172,072 number in 1976.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 99,883 number in 2020.
How does Portugal rank for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?
Portugal ranks 109th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of the official entrance age to secondary general rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 10,014 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.