School age population, early childhood education, male in Portugal

Portugal: School age population, early childhood education, male was 130,406 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
130,406 number
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
126th
of 199 countries
All-time high
183,938 number
in 1991
All-time low
130,406 number
in 2020
Years of data
24
1991–2020

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

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k1991200520201991: 183.9k number1998: 164.6k number1999: 165.5k number2000: 163.4k number2001: 162.1k number2002: 162.6k number2003: 163.2k number2004: 163.9k number2005: 165.4k number2006: 165.8k number2007: 167.7k number2008: 168.0k number2009: 166.5k number2010: 161.2k number2011: 156.1k number2012: 153.6k number2013: 150.8k number2014: 147.7k number2015: 144.5k number2016: 141.5k number2017: 138.4k number2018: 135.7k number2019: 133.1k number2020: 130.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Portugal recorded 130,406 number for school age population, early childhood education, male in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, male in Portugal peaked at 183,938 number in 1991 and was at its lowest, 130,406 number, in 2020.

Portugal ranks 126th of 199 countries on this measure, 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, male in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, male (number) in Portugal, 1991 to 2020.
Year number Change
1991 183,938 number
1998 164,629 number -10.5%
1999 165,539 number +0.6%
2000 163,358 number -1.3%
2001 162,126 number -0.8%
2002 162,601 number +0.3%
2003 163,223 number +0.4%
2004 163,948 number +0.4%
2005 165,375 number +0.9%
2006 165,836 number +0.3%
2007 167,660 number +1.1%
2008 168,001 number +0.2%
2009 166,461 number -0.9%
2010 161,241 number -3.1%
2011 156,072 number -3.2%
2012 153,597 number -1.6%
2013 150,789 number -1.8%
2014 147,721 number -2.0%
2015 144,481 number -2.2%
2016 141,472 number -2.1%
2017 138,432 number -2.1%
2018 135,661 number -2.0%
2019 133,080 number -1.9%
2020 130,406 number -2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 171,369 number 164,629 number 183,938 number 3
2000s 164,859 number 162,126 number 168,001 number 10
2010s 146,255 number 133,080 number 161,241 number 10
2020s 130,406 number 130,406 number 130,406 number 1

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 123 Libya 136,368 number compare
  2. 124 Bulgaria 135,924 number compare
  3. 125 Puerto Rico 133,201 number compare
  4. 127 Croatia 121,827 number compare
  5. 128 Moldova 114,372 number compare
  6. 129 Equatorial Guinea 110,758 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, male in Portugal?
School age population, early childhood education, male in Portugal was 130,406 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 183,938 number in 1991.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 130,406 number in 2020.
How does Portugal rank for school age population, early childhood education, male?
Portugal ranks 126th out of 199 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, early childhood education, male rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, male (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
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Male 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/