School age population, early childhood education, female in Portugal

Portugal: School age population, early childhood education, female was 122,322 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
122,322 number
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
126th
of 199 countries
All-time high
174,080 number
in 1991
All-time low
122,322 number
in 2020
Years of data
24
1991–2020

School age population, early childhood education, female in Portugal, 1991–2020

050.0k100.0k150.0k1991200520201991: 174.1k number1998: 156.7k number1999: 157.6k number2000: 155.7k number2001: 154.5k number2002: 154.9k number2003: 155.3k number2004: 155.8k number2005: 156.8k number2006: 157.3k number2007: 158.3k number2008: 158.2k number2009: 156.6k number2010: 152.5k number2011: 148.4k number2012: 146.6k number2013: 144.7k number2014: 142.3k number2015: 138.9k number2016: 135.6k number2017: 132.1k number2018: 128.4k number2019: 125.0k number2020: 122.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, female in Portugal is 122,322 number, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Portugal peaked at 174,080 number in 1991 and was at its lowest, 122,322 number, in 2020.

That places Portugal 126th out of 199 countries with data for 2020, 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, early childhood education, female in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, female (number) in Portugal, 1991 to 2020.
Year number Change
1991 174,080 number
1998 156,666 number -10.0%
1999 157,562 number +0.6%
2000 155,666 number -1.2%
2001 154,507 number -0.7%
2002 154,862 number +0.2%
2003 155,286 number +0.3%
2004 155,781 number +0.3%
2005 156,834 number +0.7%
2006 157,278 number +0.3%
2007 158,315 number +0.7%
2008 158,171 number -0.1%
2009 156,608 number -1.0%
2010 152,547 number -2.6%
2011 148,396 number -2.7%
2012 146,630 number -1.2%
2013 144,656 number -1.3%
2014 142,302 number -1.6%
2015 138,946 number -2.4%
2016 135,632 number -2.4%
2017 132,080 number -2.6%
2018 128,441 number -2.8%
2019 124,974 number -2.7%
2020 122,322 number -2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 162,769 number 156,666 number 174,080 number 3
2000s 156,331 number 154,507 number 158,315 number 10
2010s 139,460 number 124,974 number 152,547 number 10
2020s 122,322 number 122,322 number 122,322 number 1

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 123 Libya 129,212 number compare
  2. 124 Bulgaria 128,516 number compare
  3. 125 Puerto Rico 126,784 number compare
  4. 127 Croatia 114,141 number compare
  5. 128 Equatorial Guinea 107,898 number compare
  6. 129 Republic of Moldova 107,647 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Portugal?
School age population, early childhood education, female in Portugal was 122,322 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 174,080 number in 1991.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 122,322 number in 2020.
How does Portugal rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
Portugal ranks 126th out of 199 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. 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, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/