Education in Portugal 152 indicators covering education for Portugal. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population ages 15-64 62.3% 2025 down 4.3% 147th Population ages 0-14 12.7% 2025 down 11.1% 206th Primary school starting age 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Lower secondary school starting age 12 years 2025 unchanged 30th School enrollment, primary 111.0% 2023 up 1.5% 35th Primary education, teachers 52,131 2023 down 3.9% 81st School enrollment, primary, female 111.2% 2023 up 3.2% 28th School enrollment, primary, male 110.8% 2023 down 0.1% 39th Labor force, total 5.49 million 2025 up 5.5% 81st Labor force, female 49.7% 2025 up 1.9% 12th School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9883 GPI 2020 up 1.9% 112th School enrollment, secondary 120.3% 2023 up 1.2% 15th Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 1.8 per 1,000 2024 unchanged 173rd Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 1.2 per 1,000 2024 up 9.1% 170th Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 0.5 per 1,000 2024 unchanged 163rd Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 0.4 per 1,000 2024 unchanged 161st Secondary education, teachers 82,664 2018 down 13.3% 64th School enrollment, secondary, female 121.0% 2023 up 1.5% 15th School enrollment, secondary, male 119.7% 2023 up 0.9% 17th School enrollment, tertiary 77.7% 2023 up 25.7% 35th School enrollment, primary, private 13.1% 2023 up 9.9% 95th School enrollment, preprimary 99.4% 2020 up 13.6% 28th School enrollment, tertiary, male 70.3% 2023 up 23.7% 23rd School enrollment, tertiary, female 85.4% 2023 up 27.5% 41st School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 1 GPI 2020 down 2.3% 105th School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 1.18 GPI 2023 up 2.2% 105th Secondary education, teachers, female 58,235 2018 down 11.3% 52nd Primary completion rate, female 104.4% 2023 up 5.5% 22nd Primary completion rate, male 104.6% 2023 up 4.8% 17th Government expenditure on education, total 4.6% 2022 down 7.9% 77th Secondary education, general pupils 577,621 2017 up 4.0% 88th Lower secondary completion rate, total 100.6% 2023 up 7.3% 23rd School enrollment, preprimary, female 99.1% 2020 up 14.4% 29th School enrollment, preprimary, male 99.6% 2020 up 12.9% 26th Persistence to last grade of primary, total 99.3% 2020 — 24th Government expenditure on education, total 10.4% 2022 up 2.5% 143rd Secondary education, general pupils 50.7% 2017 down 3.4% 66th Lower secondary completion rate, female 101.2% 2023 up 4.5% 24th Lower secondary completion rate, male 99.9% 2023 up 10.2% 23rd Children out of school 0.5% 2023 up 123.0% 171st Primary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 25th Primary education, pupils 598,661 2023 down 13.6% 100th Secondary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 91st Secondary education, pupils 741,752 2023 down 7.2% 91st Persistence to last grade of primary, female 100.0% 2020 — 1st Persistence to last grade of primary, male 98.7% 2020 — 33rd Secondary education, vocational pupils 192,356 2017 up 54.2% 49th Number of under-five deaths, male 156 2024 down 9.8% 137th Number of under-five deaths, female 121 2024 down 10.4% 139th Number of infant deaths, male 130 2024 down 4.4% 140th Number of infant deaths, female 101 2024 down 5.6% 140th Children out of school, female 1.3% 2019 up 58.1% 154th Children out of school, male 0.7% 2019 up 2.2% 164th Secondary education, vocational pupils 42.3% 2017 up 0.3% 85th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 105.0% 2009 down 4.9% 67th Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 5.8% 2025 down 52.3% 76th Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 6.2% 2025 down 50.3% 74th Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 6.5% 2025 down 48.4% 80th Primary education, teachers 81.9% 2023 up 3.4% 74th Repeaters, primary, total 14.3% 1991 down 14.0% 17th Page 1 of 3 Next →