Education in Portugal

3,343 indicators covering education for Portugal.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Repetition rate by level of education — Repeaters 2.21 Percentage of students 2024 down 39.9% 7th
Share of mobile students enrolled at tertiary level by country of 0.2702 Percentage of students 2023 down 21.7% 25th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes 97.9% 2021 up 5.0% 21st
Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa 0.8993 2023 up 0.3% 21st
Number of students and repeaters by grade and level of education 599,065 Persons 2024 down 1.8% 15th
Number of mobile students enrolled and graduated by country of origin 8 Persons 2024 — 13th
Share of students achieving minimum reading proficiency by the end of lower secondary education 76.8% 2022 down 5.3% 21st
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 24.1% 2023 up 23.1% 39th
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 77.1% 2022 up 13.6% 20th
Share of GDP per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. GDP per capita 22.5% 2015 up 3.8% 18th
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 27.0% 2023 up 24.0% 31st
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia, adjusted gender 0.971 GPIA 2023 up 52.0% 26th
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 8.5% 2024 up 149.1% 10th
Share of repeaters by gender and level of education 42.36 Percentage of students in the same subgroup 2024 up 13.3% 17th
Trends in teachers' statutory teaching time since 2000 885 Hours per year 2023 down 8.3% 9th
Share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level 65.3% 2022 down 0.5% 25th
Expenditure on staff compensation in educational institutions (from) 1,307 US dollars, PPP converted 2023 down 5.1% 18th
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 70.9% 2022 up 17.7% 24th
Capital and total current expenditure on education 189.06 US dollars, PPP converted 2023 up 73.9% 15th
Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by degree 64.4% 2025 up 8.1% 17th
Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by 64.4% 2025 up 8.1% 17th
Number of mobile students enrolled and graduated by country of origin 2 Persons 2024 — 10th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 0.0% 2017 — 36th
Share of mobile enrolments, new entrants and graduates 18.99 Percentage of students 2024 up 525.0% 4th
Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by type 22.6% 2025 up 29.1% 19th
Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by type 22.6% 2025 up 29.1% 19th
Early leavers from education and training by citizenship 6.1% 2025 down 54.8% 29th
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level 14.3% 2025 down 10.1% 35th
Share of new entrants to and first-time graduates at tertiary 13.24 Percentage of students in the same subgroup 2024 up 2,010.2% 15th
Number of students and repeaters by grade and level of education 13,259 Persons 2024 down 41.0% 11th
Distribution of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates by 100 Percentage of students 2024 unchanged 1st
Inbound internationally mobile students from East Asia and the 1.34 2023 up 78.5% 9th
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 29.7% 2023 up 25.1% 29th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Central and Eastern 1.41 2023 down 4.5% 17th
Share of new entrants to and first-time graduates at tertiary 9.31 Percentage of students in the same subgroup 2024 up 2,609.0% 13th
Share of national tertiary students enrolled abroad 4.51 Percentage of students 2023 up 49.6% 10th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female 93.5% 2021 up 33.3% 11th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male 87.9% 2021 up 53.9% 18th
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 1.19 GPIA 2023 up 1.1% 13th
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are qualified 70.3% 2020 up 1.7% 18th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female 99.5% 2021 up 7.5% 8th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male 98.4% 2021 up 11.5% 18th
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 9.8% 2023 up 11.3% 40th
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 12.6% 2023 up 10.8% 35th
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure 6.7% 2022 down 58.4% 58th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female 89.6% 2021 up 21.6% 17th
Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) 1.02 GPIA 2023 up 7.1% 51st
At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational 13.0% 2025 down 27.4% 33rd
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure 5.6% 2022 down 56.0% 57th
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent 6.3% 2024 down 53.3% 41st
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 1 LPIA 2023 unchanged 5th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male 84.8% 2021 up 42.9% 16th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male 99.0% 2021 up 10.7% 12th
Educational attainment, at least Master's or equivalent, population 6.3% 2024 down 53.3% 41st
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female 96.8% 2021 down 0.3% 26th
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent 5.8% 2024 down 47.8% 42nd
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 0.407 LPIA 2023 down 9.6% 38th
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 0.4657 LPIA 2023 down 10.6% 34th
Inbound internationally mobile students from North America, adjusted 1.06 GPIA 2023 down 5.7% 44th
Educational attainment, at least Master's or equivalent, population 5.8% 2024 down 47.8% 42nd