Education in Portugal

3,343 indicators covering education for Portugal.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
School age population, tertiary education, male 279,695 2024 down 0.7% 105th
School age population, tertiary education, female 269,074 2024 down 1.6% 104th
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes 548,769 2024 down 1.1% 104th
School age population, lower secondary education, male 155,080 2024 down 10.5% 114th
School age population, lower secondary education, female 150,316 2024 down 8.8% 113th
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes 305,396 2024 down 9.7% 113th
School age population, last grade of primary education, male 48,146 2024 down 13.1% 112th
School age population, last grade of primary education, female 45,416 2024 down 13.2% 112th
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes 93,562 2024 down 13.1% 112th
School age population, primary education, male 275,957 2024 down 14.0% 111th
School age population, primary education, female 262,078 2024 down 13.9% 111th
School age population, primary education, both sexes 538,035 2024 down 13.9% 111th
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 46,138 2024 down 9.3% 114th
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female 44,022 2024 down 8.8% 113th
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both 90,160 2024 down 9.0% 114th
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 46,126 2024 down 11.4% 112th
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 44,439 2024 down 9.5% 110th
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 90,565 2024 down 10.5% 111th
School age population, pre-primary education, male 137,613 2024 down 9.8% 109th
School age population, pre-primary education, female 130,382 2024 down 10.8% 109th
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes 267,995 2024 down 10.3% 109th
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes 598,661 2023 down 13.6% 100th
Share of children in primary school age who are in school 99.5% 2023 down 0.3% 27th
Secondary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 91st
Primary education, pupils 598,661 2023 down 13.6% 100th
Primary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 25th
Secondary education, pupils 741,752 2023 down 7.2% 91st
Secondary education, teachers, female, per square kilometre 0.6357 units per square kilometre 2018 down 11.5% 59th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male 110.8% 2023 down 0.1% 41st
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index 1 GPIA 2023 up 3.3% 67th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female 111.2% 2023 up 3.2% 29th
School life expectancy, primary, male 6.6 years 2023 up 0.1% 47th
School life expectancy, primary, female 6.62 years 2023 up 3.3% 46th
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita 0.5% 2023 up 123.0% 178th
Secondary education, general pupils, annual growth rate 1.64 % change on previous year 2017 up 100.1% 85th
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index 1 GPIA 2023 up 3.1% 66th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 114.9% 2018 up 4.7% 10th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 113.3% 2018 up 3.5% 11th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 13.65 years 2018 up 3.6% 16th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index 0.9793 GPI 2018 down 1.8% 140th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 13.37 years 2018 up 1.8% 22nd
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 128,743 2023 up 0.8% 75th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male 136,282 2023 down 1.9% 72nd
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes 11,380 2023 down 49.4% 93rd
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per 0.0522 units per square kilometre 2023 down 43.1% 98th
Government expenditure on education, total 4.6% 2022 down 7.9% 77th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per square 0.072 units per square kilometre 2023 down 53.1% 98th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of 0 number per US$ of GDP 2018 down 1.8% 148th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per square 2.62 number per square kilometre 2018 down 9.9% 87th
Persistence to last grade of primary, male 98.7% 2020 33rd
Persistence to last grade of primary, female 100.0% 2020 1st
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita 0.0187 units per person 2017 up 57.9% 38th
Secondary education, vocational pupils 192,356 2017 up 54.2% 49th
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes 82,664 2018 down 13.3% 64th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.41 % change on previous year 2018 down 728.1% 173rd
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per square 0.9024 units per square kilometre 2018 down 13.4% 72nd
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre 2.1 units per square kilometre 2017 up 54.0% 41st
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education 98.7% 2019 down 0.5% 27th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes 120.3% 2023 up 1.2% 16th
Number of under-five deaths, male 156 2024 down 9.8% 137th