Pupils aged 5: % of corresponding age population in Portugal
Portugal: Pupils aged 5: % of corresponding age population was 100 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupils aged 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in Portugal, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupils aged 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in Portugal is 100, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils aged 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in Portugal peaked at 100 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 94, in 2016.
Portugal ranks 1st of 44 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Pupils aged 5: % of corresponding age population in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 96.6 | — |
| 2014 | 95.3 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 95.9 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 94 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 94.9 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 94.5 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 98.3 | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 100 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100 | +0.0% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 100 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 97.4, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 100 is above the median for high income countries, which is 97.4, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 95.64 | 94 | 98.3 | 7 |
| 2020s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
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- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -4.39 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.0538 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.4941 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.0558 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.049 (2100)
- Population density 95.56 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 396,215 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupils aged 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in Portugal?
- Pupils aged 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in Portugal was 100 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils aged 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 2020.
- What is the lowest pupils aged 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 94 in 2016.
- How does Portugal rank for pupils aged 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary?
- Portugal ranks 1st out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pupils aged 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary level by sex - % of corresponding age population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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