Education in Portugal 3,343 indicators covering education for Portugal. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 82,664 2018 down 13.3% 64th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 11,380 2023 down 49.4% 93rd Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 136,282 2023 down 1.9% 72nd Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 128,743 2023 up 0.8% 75th Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 741,752 2023 down 7.2% 91st Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 598,661 2023 down 13.6% 100th Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year 2023 up 227.1% 62nd Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 33.0% 154th Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0566 units per person 2023 down 14.6% 172nd Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 598,661 2023 down 13.6% 100th Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.89 % change on previous year 2023 up 227.1% 65th Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 33.0% 154th Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0566 units per person 2023 down 14.6% 172nd Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 291,682 2023 down 12.2% 100th Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year 2023 up 196.6% 70th Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0276 units per person 2023 down 13.2% 169th Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 306,979 2023 down 15.0% 100th Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2 % change on previous year 2023 up 272.1% 54th Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.029 units per person 2023 down 15.9% 170th Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 741,752 2023 down 7.2% 91st Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.2518 % change on previous year 2023 down 97.2% 143rd Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 52,131 2023 down 3.9% 81st Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.6574 % change on previous year 2023 up 93.1% 140th Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 365,952 2023 down 6.4% 91st Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3359 % change on previous year 2023 down 96.1% 137th Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 375,800 2023 down 7.8% 92nd Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1701 % change on previous year 2023 down 98.1% 132nd Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 265,025 2023 down 0.6% 74th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.31 % change on previous year 2023 up 207.3% 87th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 428,206 2023 up 26.9% 59th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.63 % change on previous year 2023 up 58.5% 91st Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 42,707 2023 down 0.6% 73rd Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,424 2023 down 16.4% 92nd Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 230,157 2023 up 28.0% 57th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.92 % change on previous year 2023 up 131.2% 86th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 198,049 2023 up 25.6% 58th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.3 % change on previous year 2023 up 8.8% 84th Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year 2025 down 0.5% 16th Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education 2023 up 0.5% 116th Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year 2023 down 0.5% 63rd Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 52,131 2023 down 3.9% 81st Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Duration of pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 27th Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 58th Population ages 15-64 62.3% 2025 down 4.3% 150th Population ages 0-14 12.7% 2025 down 11.1% 209th Lower secondary school starting age 12 years 2025 unchanged 30th Primary school starting age 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.0701 units per person 2023 down 8.2% 138th Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 31.9% 154th Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 34.1% 153rd Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled 6,596 2023 down 53.1% 91st Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps 4,784 2023 down 43.1% 93rd Page 1 of 56 Next →