Education in Portugal

3,343 indicators covering education for Portugal.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 6.5% 2018 down 46.0% 18th
Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and 1.06 2024 up 4.0% 63rd
Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training 74.1% 2024 up 5.1% 11th
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, male 2.2% 2020 64th
Government expenditure on tertiary education, PPP$ 3,733 millions 2022 up 30.9% 45th
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private 19.5% 2023 up 18.5% 94th
Government expenditure on pre-primary education, PPP$ 1,742 millions 2022 up 63.4% 40th
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female 560 number 2017 109th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes 205,180 number 2018 down 11.4% 49th
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 523 number 2017 111th
Government expenditure on pre-primary education, constant PPP$ 1,832 millions 2022 up 14.6% 38th
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 48.6% 2024 up 42.0% 84th
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary 48.6% 2024 up 42.0% 84th
Government expenditure on tertiary education, constant PPP$ 3,925 millions 2022 down 10.5% 45th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes 118,194 number 2018 down 1.5% 29th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes 89.9% 2021 up 39.4% 19th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female 92.4% 2021 up 30.1% 17th
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 50.0% 2024 up 39.1% 80th
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary 50.0% 2024 up 39.1% 80th
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary 46.9% 2024 up 45.8% 85th
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 46.9% 2024 up 45.8% 86th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male 87.3% 2021 up 51.2% 17th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services 10.3% 2023 down 6.3% 87th
Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of 15.0% 2022 up 0.6% 53rd
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female 112,049 number 2018 down 9.7% 49th
Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes 5,378 number 2018 51st
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes 98.7% 2021 up 8.3% 20th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female 98.8% 2021 up 5.4% 21st
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male 98.5% 2021 up 11.3% 18th
Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary 9.54 2017 up 24.8% 107th
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions 52.6% 2023 up 0.2% 89th
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions 1.1% 2023 up 0.4% 89th
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions 47.4% 2023 down 0.3% 61st
Government expenditure per student, primary 22.5% 2015 up 3.8% 18th
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 95.6% 2024 up 6.2% 64th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female 63,211 number 2018 up 0.7% 30th
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ 95.6% 2024 up 6.2% 63rd
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 1.06 GPIA 2024 down 3.9% 19th
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 97.0% 2024 up 3.4% 56th
Share in poverty vs. educational attainment 11.06 years 2040 up 6.8% 71st
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes 4.2% 2018 up 39.7% 106th
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 94.3% 2024 up 8.8% 64th
Completion rate, primary education, female 99.4% 2021 up 1.8% 22nd
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ 97.0% 2024 up 3.4% 55th
Initial government funding per pre-primary student, constant PPP$ 7,016 2022 up 18.8% 37th
Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) 40,218 2023 up 1,154.5% 21st
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ 94.3% 2024 up 8.8% 63rd
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 0.9721 GPIA 2024 up 5.2% 84th
Government expenditure on secondary education, PPP$ 9,517 millions 2022 up 54.9% 32nd
Share of primary schools with toilets 100.0% 2021 unchanged 1st
Adults' educational attainment distribution, by age group and gender 100 Percentage of population in the same sex and age 2025 unchanged 1st
Government expenditure on primary education, PPP$ 6,074 millions 2022 up 54.5% 36th
Government expenditure on secondary education, constant PPP$ 10,008 millions 2022 up 8.6% 32nd
Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, female 1,803 number 2018 55th
Government expenditure on primary education, constant PPP$ 6,388 millions 2022 up 8.4% 35th
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary 25.1% 2024 up 43.8% 55th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 25.1% 2024 up 43.8% 55th
Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary 9.49 2017 up 37.0% 96th
4.2.2 Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the) 97.3 2020 up 2.1% 32nd
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary 21.8% 2024 up 48.5% 65th