Education in Portugal 152 indicators covering education for Portugal. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Persistence to grade 5, total 99.5% 2020 — 19th Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 33 2024 down 26.7% 137th Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 43 2024 down 24.6% 135th Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 129 2024 up 4.0% 129th Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 203 2024 up 2.0% 128th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 104.5% 2009 down 5.0% 74th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 105.4% 2009 down 4.8% 62nd Share of the population with no formal education with projections 0.4% 2100 down 32.2% 98th Number of adults with no formal education by region 32,400 people 2100 down 33.7% 88th Population by level of education 4.44 million people 2100 up 5.9% 88th Repeaters, primary, female 12.1% 1991 down 18.1% 20th Repeaters, primary, male 16.3% 1991 down 11.1% 17th School enrollment, secondary, private 19.1% 2023 up 13.9% 68th School enrollment, primary 97.6% 2017 down 0.2% 36th Trained teachers in primary education 100.0% 2020 unchanged 1st Over-age students, primary 8.1% 2017 down 11.6% 77th Secondary education, teachers 70.2% 2023 up 1.1% 40th School enrollment, primary, female 97.2% 2017 — 29th School enrollment, primary, male 97.9% 2017 — 21st Over-age students, primary, male 9.2% 2017 down 15.0% 74th Over-age students, primary, female 6.8% 2017 down 5.4% 84th Compulsory education, duration 12 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Progression to secondary school 96.9% 1975 — 89th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 97.7% 2017 down 1.4% 65th Trained teachers in primary education, female 100.0% 2020 unchanged 1st Trained teachers in primary education, male 100.0% 2020 unchanged 1st Primary education, pupils 48.1% 2017 up 1.3% 149th Tertiary education, academic staff 47.5% 2023 up 7.8% 68th Persistence to grade 5, female 100.0% 2020 — 1st Persistence to grade 5, male 99.0% 2020 — 23rd School enrollment, secondary 94.7% 2017 up 14.5% 23rd Progression to secondary school, male 100.0% 1975 — 1st School enrollment, secondary, female 95.3% 2017 up 10.0% 20th School enrollment, secondary, male 94.0% 2017 up 19.4% 26th Progression to secondary school, female 94.0% 1975 — 106th Expenditure on tertiary education 18.3% 2015 up 1.0% 91st Children out of school, primary 2,741 2023 up 89.8% 145th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 97.4% 2017 — 47th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 98.1% 2017 — 28th Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 12.35 2017 up 5.4% 164th Expenditure on secondary education 42.6% 2015 up 4.5% 15th Expenditure on primary education 29.0% 2015 down 5.5% 97th Secondary education, pupils 48.6% 2017 down 4.0% 123rd Children out of school, primary, female 3,626 2019 up 48.4% 120th Children out of school, primary, male 2,168 2019 down 4.9% 138th Trained teachers in preprimary education 100.0% 2020 unchanged 1st Trained teachers in secondary education 100.0% 2020 unchanged 1st Adolescents out of school 0.5% 2023 up 210.8% 163rd Current education expenditure, total 96.0% 2022 up 7.2% 34th Current education expenditure, primary 97.6% 2022 up 1.5% 34th Current education expenditure, secondary 95.3% 2022 up 11.2% 52nd Trained teachers in preprimary education, female 100.0% 2020 unchanged 1st Trained teachers in secondary education, female 100.0% 2020 unchanged 1st Trained teachers in secondary education, male 100.0% 2020 unchanged 1st Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 9.52 2017 up 30.0% 159th Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary 16.56 2017 up 4.2% 94th Current education expenditure, tertiary 94.1% 2022 up 2.2% 43rd Trained teachers in preprimary education, male 100.0% 2020 unchanged 1st Net intake rate in grade 1 95.5% 2009 up 6.3% 12th Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary 10.46 2017 up 2.9% 138th ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →