Education in Portugal 3,343 indicators covering education for Portugal. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre 6.31 units per square kilometre 2017 up 3.8% 100th School enrollment, preprimary, male 99.6% 2020 up 12.9% 26th School enrollment, preprimary, female 99.1% 2020 up 14.4% 29th Secondary education, teachers, female, annual growth rate 2.19 % change on previous year 2018 down 24.2% 88th Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education 0.5726 % change on previous year 2023 up 175.3% 124th Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled 192,356 2017 up 54.2% 49th Persistence to last grade of primary, total 99.3% 2020 — 24th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per 2.51 units per square kilometre 2023 up 28.0% 59th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 2.16 units per square kilometre 2023 up 25.6% 53rd Secondary education, general pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2017 up 13.2% 156th School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 3.16 years 2018 up 14.4% 42nd Government expenditure on education, total 10.4% 2022 up 2.5% 143rd Secondary education, general pupils 50.7% 2017 down 3.4% 66th Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 41,538 number 2018 down 22.2% 70th Lower secondary completion rate, female 101.2% 2023 up 4.5% 24th Lower secondary completion rate, male 99.9% 2023 up 10.2% 23rd Children out of school 0.5% 2023 up 123.0% 171st Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 240,231 number 2018 down 9.7% 75th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0234 number per person 2018 down 7.3% 114th Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 51,394 2024 down 6.9% 111th Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 48,981 2024 down 6.0% 111th Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 100,375 2024 down 6.4% 111th Start of the academic school year 2,022 tertiary education 2023 up 0.5% 116th Theoretical duration of secondary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 99th Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 52nd Official entrance age to upper secondary education 15 years 2025 unchanged 65th Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 91st Official entrance age to lower secondary education 12 years 2025 unchanged 30th Start of the academic school year 2,024 2025 up 0.5% 56th Theoretical duration of pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 27th Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 58th Theoretical duration of primary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 29th Official entrance age to primary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male 198,049 2023 up 25.6% 58th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female 230,157 2023 up 28.0% 57th Teachers in primary education, male 9,424 2023 down 16.4% 92nd Teachers in primary education, female 42,707 2023 down 0.6% 73rd Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 81.9% 2023 up 3.4% 79th Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes 111.0% 2023 up 1.5% 38th School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.61 years 2023 up 1.6% 47th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 19.1% 2023 down 20.2% 44th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 24.9% 2023 down 19.4% 37th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 428,206 2023 up 26.9% 59th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 80.9% 2023 up 6.4% 174th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 75.1% 2023 up 8.7% 181st Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 265,025 2023 down 0.6% 74th Enrolment in secondary education, male 375,800 2023 down 7.8% 92nd Enrolment in secondary education, female 365,952 2023 down 6.4% 91st Teachers in primary education, both sexes 52,131 2023 down 3.9% 81st Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 22.0% 2023 down 19.8% 40th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 78.0% 2023 up 7.5% 181st Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 741,752 2023 down 7.2% 91st Enrolment in primary education, male 306,979 2023 down 15.0% 100th Enrolment in primary education, female 291,682 2023 down 12.2% 100th School age population, upper secondary education, male 158,668 2024 down 6.2% 112th School age population, upper secondary education, female 153,174 2024 down 5.3% 112th School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 311,842 2024 down 5.7% 112th School age population, secondary education, male 313,748 2024 down 8.4% 114th School age population, secondary education, female 303,490 2024 down 7.1% 114th School age population, secondary education, both sexes 617,238 2024 down 7.7% 114th ← Previous Page 5 of 56 Next →