Education in Portugal

3,343 indicators covering education for Portugal.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Inbound internationally mobile students from Central and Eastern 717 2023 up 29.7% 39th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Central and Eastern 425 2023 up 46.0% 42nd
Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa, male 12,230 2023 up 456.7% 8th
Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa 10,998 2023 up 458.6% 5th
Inbound internationally mobile students from South and West Asia 922 2023 up 253.3% 39th
Inbound internationally mobile students from South and West Asia 512 2023 up 330.3% 39th
Inbound internationally mobile students from North America and 5,041 2023 up 220.1% 19th
Inbound internationally mobile students from North America and 4,217 2023 up 180.4% 18th
Total inbound internationally mobile students, female 14,508 number 2018 up 227.7% 33rd
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private institutions 17.4% 2018 down 29.3% 89th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Central Asia, male (UIS) 40 2023 up 135.3% 43rd
Inbound internationally mobile students from Central Asia, female 59 2023 up 293.3% 39th
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes 355 number 2018 up 231.8% 133rd
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, female 100.0% 2020 1st
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, male 99.0% 2020 23rd
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, adjusted gender parity 1.01 GPIA 2020 72nd
Inbound internationally mobile students from East Asia and the 1,120 2023 up 272.1% 29th
Inbound internationally mobile students from East Asia and the 743 2023 up 84.8% 33rd
Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 2025 unchanged 17th
Theoretical duration of pre-primary education in years 3 2025 unchanged 17th
Theoretical duration of primary education in years 6 2025 unchanged 5th
Official entrance age to primary education 6 2025 unchanged 17th
Theoretical duration of lower secondary education in years 3 2025 unchanged 38th
Official entrance age to upper secondary education 15 2025 unchanged 21st
Official entrance age to lower secondary education 12 2025 unchanged 9th
Theoretical duration of upper secondary education in years 3 2025 unchanged 25th
Number of primary education enrolments 598,661 2023 down 13.6% 32nd
4.1.2 Completion rate in primary education 99.7 2020 down 0.3% 33rd
4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education 92.9 2020 up 5.6% 63rd
4.1.2 Completion rate in upper secondary education 76.3 2020 up 29.3% 60th
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, adjusted gender parity index 0.8157 GPIA 2023 up 9.7% 67th
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, adjusted 0.8143 GPIA 2023 up 9.0% 62nd
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, female (UIS estimate) 0.2% 2023 down 9.3% 23rd
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, female 0.2% 2023 down 11.8% 24th
Government expenditure on education not specified by level, PPP$ 94.95 millions 2022 down 68.2% 39th
School-age population 267,995 2024 down 10.3% 34th
School-age population 305,396 2024 down 9.7% 40th
School-age population 311,842 2024 down 5.7% 39th
School-age population 538,035 2024 down 13.9% 38th
Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female 1,947 number 2018 53rd
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male 109,622 number 2018 down 30.5% 58th
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes 342,869 number 2018 down 31.1% 55th
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female 233,247 number 2018 down 31.3% 55th
Government expenditure on education not specified by level, constant 99.85 millions 2022 down 77.7% 39th
Number of pre-primary education enrolments 265,025 2023 down 0.6% 27th
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male 2,016 number 2018 down 42.8% 68th
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes 3,614 number 2018 down 44.1% 67th
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female 1,598 number 2018 down 45.6% 67th
Average years of schooling 9.58 years 2020 up 22.5% 78th
Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education 11.78 pupils per teacher 2020 up 8.8% 101st
Theoretical duration of post-secondary non-tertiary education 1 years 2020 unchanged 105th
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, female 1.6% 2020 61st
Population, ages 3-5, female 159,357 2015 down 1.0% 102nd
Population, ages 3-5, male 168,874 2015 down 0.8% 101st
Population, ages 3-5, total 328,231 2015 down 0.9% 102nd
Population, ages 4-6, female 160,626 2015 up 0.2% 102nd
Population, ages 4-6, male 170,233 2015 up 0.6% 101st
Population, ages 4-6, total 330,859 2015 up 0.4% 101st
Population, ages 5-9, female 270,173 2015 up 1.8% 102nd
Population, ages 5-9, male 286,421 2015 up 2.6% 101st