Education in Portugal

3,343 indicators covering education for Portugal.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
School age population, pre-primary education, female 122,322 number 2020 down 19.8% 113th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 23.9% 143rd
Share enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level 13.1% 2023 up 9.9% 98th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 22.9% 153rd
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), per 0.0011 units per person 2023 down 50.8% 104th
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 35.2% 136th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per 0.0218 units per person 2023 up 25.4% 59th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 0.0187 units per person 2023 up 23.0% 44th
Labor force, total, per square kilometre 58.9 units per square kilometre 2023 up 2.2% 58th
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per square 0.5691 units per square kilometre 2023 down 3.9% 87th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 12.8% 130th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 14.5% 130th
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per square 3.99 units per square kilometre 2023 down 6.4% 93rd
Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty 17.49 years 2023 up 6.9% 20th
School enrollment, preprimary 99.4% 2020 up 13.6% 28th
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), per square kilometre 4.1 units per square kilometre 2023 down 7.8% 94th
School enrollment, tertiary, male 70.3% 2023 up 23.7% 23rd
School enrollment, tertiary, female 85.4% 2023 up 27.5% 41st
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 1.18 GPI 2023 up 2.2% 105th
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 1 GPI 2020 down 2.3% 105th
Secondary education, teachers, annual growth rate 2.16 % change on previous year 2018 down 13.7% 75th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per square 2.89 units per square kilometre 2023 down 0.6% 84th
Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled 577,621 2017 up 4.0% 88th
Secondary education, teachers, female, per capita 0.0057 units per person 2018 down 9.0% 37th
Secondary education, teachers, female 58,235 2018 down 11.3% 52nd
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.67 units per square kilometre 2023 up 26.9% 58th
Average years of schooling among adults 9.7 years 2023 up 12.0% 99th
Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling 9.7 years 2023 up 12.0% 99th
Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita 9.7 years 2023 up 12.0% 99th
Share enrolled in private institutions at the pre-primary education level 45.5% 2023 down 1.4% 67th
Secondary education, teachers, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2018 down 3.5% 128th
Average years of schooling, males vs. females 9.66 years 2023 up 12.0% 100th
Years of schooling, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 13.1% 146th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per 0.0005 units per person 2023 down 44.7% 104th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita 0.0006 units per person 2023 down 54.4% 105th
Expected years of schooling, males vs. females 17.11 years 2023 up 5.3% 17th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 52.9% 114th
Primary completion rate, male 104.6% 2023 up 4.8% 17th
Primary completion rate, female 104.4% 2023 up 5.5% 22nd
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 61.2% 114th
Expected years of schooling males vs females, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 18.3% 143rd
Years of schooling, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 down 100.0% 5th
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.008 units per person 2018 down 10.9% 48th
Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre 0.9024 units per square kilometre 2018 down 13.4% 72nd
Duration of compulsory education 12 years 2025 unchanged 33rd
Official entrance age to compulsory education 6 years 2025 unchanged 21st
Expected years of schooling males vs females, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 down 100.0% 17th
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita 0.0561 units per person 2017 up 6.4% 143rd
Secondary education, general pupils 577,621 2017 up 4.0% 88th
Duration of compulsory education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2018 down 5.6% 138th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 240,231 number 2018 down 9.7% 75th
Lower secondary completion rate, total 100.6% 2023 up 7.3% 23rd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 114.1% 2018 up 4.1% 11th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 13.51 years 2018 up 2.7% 20th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre 0.4662 units per square kilometre 2023 down 0.6% 77th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per square 1.41 units per square kilometre 2023 up 0.8% 81st
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre 0.1029 units per square kilometre 2023 down 16.4% 104th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), per square 1.49 units per square kilometre 2023 down 1.9% 81st
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), per 0.1242 units per square kilometre 2023 down 49.4% 100th