Education in Portugal

3,343 indicators covering education for Portugal.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 14.1% 2023 up 8.1% 21st
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 7.9% 2023 down 12.5% 40th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 6.0% 2023 down 11.9% 40th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 6.0% 2023 down 0.5% 39th
Current expenditure as % of total expenditure in tertiary public 94.8% 2017 up 4.1% 37th
Number of repeaters in all grades of primary education 11,380 2023 down 49.4% 23rd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 1.0% 2023 up 69.7% 107th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 5.6% 2023 up 111.4% 94th
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and 0.4% 2023 down 12.1% 59th
Share of young women vs. men who are not in education, employment or training 7.2% 2023 down 48.2% 101st
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary 97.6% 2022 up 1.5% 34th
Initial government funding per primary student, constant PPP$ 10,798 2022 up 30.3% 24th
Percentage of enrolments in private schools of primary education 13.12 2023 up 9.9% 22nd
Repeaters in grade unknown of lower secondary general education, both 0 2020 7th
Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training 25.5% 2024 up 30.4% 12th
Repeaters in grade unknown of lower secondary general education 0 2020 7th
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary 95.3% 2022 up 11.2% 53rd
Proportion of schools with access to computers for pedagogical 99.3% 2021 down 0.7% 70th
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 32.1% 2023 up 25.2% 62nd
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public 96.0% 2022 up 7.2% 35th
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary 4.7% 2022 down 67.2% 77th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Latin America and the 18,743 2023 up 258.0% 9th
Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage 1.0% 2022 down 12.2% 29th
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 1.15 GPIA 2024 up 10.0% 48th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 7 2023 up 75.0% 25th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 1.4% 2023 up 10.0% 33rd
Repeaters in grade unknown of lower secondary general education, male 0 2020 7th
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public 4.0% 2022 down 61.4% 93rd
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 97.8% 2023 up 1.6% 48th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 1.0% 2023 down 10.4% 48th
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 28.4% 2021 up 40.9% 69th
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary 2.4% 2022 down 38.4% 94th
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 51.0% 2023 up 27.3% 74th
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 49.6% 2023 up 26.6% 76th
Official entrance age to compulsory education 6 2025 unchanged 9th
Duration of compulsory education in years 12 2025 unchanged 8th
Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education 12 2025 unchanged 3rd
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of 19.8% 2022 down 19.7% 80th
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) 51.5% 2017 up 1.6% 15th
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 52.2% 2023 up 27.9% 72nd
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and 36.5% 2023 down 10.8% 45th
Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and 36.5% 2023 down 10.8% 45th
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 96.4% 2023 up 3.6% 48th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 1.1% 2023 up 12.5% 18th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 0.2% 2023 down 19.7% 93rd
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 34.6% 2023 up 24.6% 59th
Initial government funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$ 9,287 2022 down 4.9% 39th
Proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by 100.0% 2021 unchanged 1st
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 20.9% 2017 up 14.1% 10th
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 95.2% 2023 up 5.4% 49th
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 1.05 GPIA 2023 up 0.9% 8th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 0.5% 2023 down 3.6% 83rd
Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years 9.39 2021 up 13.5% 81st
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 2.2% 2017 up 48.7% 31st
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 10.9% 2017 up 5.9% 23rd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 6.3% 2017 up 11.7% 29th
Capital expenditure as % of total expenditure in tertiary public 5.2% 2017 down 42.2% 67th
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 1.13 GPIA 2020 down 5.8% 12th
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 0.9735 GPIA 2023 up 3.8% 68th