Education in Portugal

3,343 indicators covering education for Portugal.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
International expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 0.1% 2022 up 2,910.3% 82nd
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male 2.4% 2020 66th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 0.7368 GPIA 2023 down 5.7% 88th
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 100.0% 2020 unchanged 1st
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 100.0% 2020 unchanged 1st
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary 1,615 2023 up 177.0% 133rd
Proportion of schools with basic drinking water services 100 2023 unchanged 1st
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 1 GPIA 2020 unchanged 53rd
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary 2,741 2023 up 89.8% 130th
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female 1.6% 2020 72nd
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 25.5% 2024 up 30.4% 12th
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 26.4% 2024 up 36.0% 12th
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 24.5% 2024 up 24.5% 10th
Proportion of schools with limited drinking water services 0 2023 76th
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 76.4% 2024 up 7.4% 14th
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 74.1% 2024 up 5.1% 11th
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 71.9% 2024 up 2.9% 12th
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 0.4% 2023 up 219.4% 156th
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 0.6171 GPIA 2023 up 45.3% 142nd
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 0.6% 2023 up 119.9% 155th
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) 3.2% 2022 67th
Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Administration of a nationally representative learning assessment in 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Administration of a nationally representative learning assessment in 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Trained teachers in preprimary education, male 100.0% 2020 unchanged 1st
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 5,296 number 2018 73rd
Government expenditure on pre-primary education, constant US$ 1,058 millions 2022 up 14.6% 38th
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) 2.6% 2022 67th
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary 0 GPIA 2023 down 100.0% 154th
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity 100.0% 2021 unchanged 1st
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes 116,472 2023 up 2.2% 36th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female 67,686 2023 up 13.5% 36th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, male 48,786 2023 down 10.2% 37th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes 265,441 2023 up 30.2% 50th
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity 100.0% 2021 unchanged 1st
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 48.1% 2023 down 0.3% 134th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 0.9% 2023 down 0.6% 134th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 51.9% 2023 up 0.3% 38th
Government expenditure on primary education, US$ 3,356 millions 2022 up 9.8% 38th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male 123,767 2023 up 31.5% 48th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female 141,674 2023 up 29.1% 50th
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) 3.8% 2022 65th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 20,028 number 2018 70th
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity 100.0% 2021 unchanged 1st
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education 11.78 headcount basis 2020 up 8.8% 101st
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes 100.0% 2020 unchanged 1st
Government expenditure on secondary education, US$ 5,259 millions 2022 up 10.1% 30th
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male 100.0% 2020 unchanged 1st
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female 100.0% 2020 unchanged 1st
Theoretical duration of early childhood education 3 years 2020 unchanged 101st
Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted 1 GPIA 2020 unchanged 33rd
Official entrance age to early childhood education 3 years 2020 unchanged 36th
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 5,823 number 2018 56th
Proportion of primary schools with single-sex basic sanitation 100.0% 2021 unchanged 1st
Proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic 100.0% 2021 unchanged 1st
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 18.5% 2024 up 62.4% 11th
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water 100.0% 2021 unchanged 1st