Pupils aged 4: % of corresponding age population … NUTS in Portugal
Portugal: Pupils aged 4: % of corresponding age population … NUTS was 99.7 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in Portugal, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in Portugal is 99.7, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in Portugal peaked at 100 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 92.5, in 2016.
That places Portugal 8th out of 49 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Pupils aged 4: % of corresponding age population … NUTS in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 93.9 | — |
| 2014 | 93.5 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 93.6 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 92.5 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 94.2 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 93.7 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 96.6 | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 97.9 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 96.5 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 100 | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 99.8 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 99.7 | -0.1% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 99.7 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 96.6, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 99.7 is above the median for high income countries, which is 96.75, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 94 | 92.5 | 96.6 | 7 |
| 2020s | 98.78 | 96.5 | 100 | 5 |
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- Population density 95.56 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 396,215 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in Portugal?
- Pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in Portugal was 99.7 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 2022.
- What is the lowest pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.5 in 2016.
- How does Portugal rank for pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary?
- Portugal ranks 8th out of 49 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary level by NUTS 2 region - % of corresponding age population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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