School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Portugal

Portugal: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 41,672 number in 2020. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2020)
41,672 number
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
112th
of 202 countries
All-time high
85,226 number
in 1970
All-time low
41,672 number
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Portugal, 1970–2020

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Portugal stood at 41,672 number. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 19.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Portugal peaked at 85,226 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 41,672 number, in 2020.

Portugal ranks 112th of 202 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 82,137 number 79,799 number 85,226 number 10
1980s 76,815 number 66,296 number 83,966 number 10
1990s 55,352 number 51,853 number 63,192 number 10
2000s 51,994 number 51,481 number 52,734 number 10
2010s 47,403 number 42,782 number 51,629 number 10
2020s 41,672 number 41,672 number 41,672 number 1

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 109 Greece 43,889 number compare
  2. 110 Hungary 43,536 number compare
  3. 111 Switzerland 42,073 number compare
  4. 113 Austria 41,174 number compare
  5. 114 Oman 39,102 number compare
  6. 115 Panama 38,052 number compare

See the full ranking of 247 places β†’

More reference data data for Portugal

All data for Portugal β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Portugal?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Portugal was 41,672 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 85,226 number in 1970.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 41,672 number in 2020.
How does Portugal rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
Portugal ranks 112th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.3%. 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, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/