Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Portugal
Portugal: Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary was 10.46 in 2017. ▼ Falling
Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Portugal, 1971–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Portugal recorded 10.46 for pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in 2017.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Portugal peaked at 17.46 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 7.87, in 1983.
Portugal ranks 138th of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.74 | 8.77 | 17.46 | 9 |
| 1980s | 8.73 | 7.87 | 10.11 | 8 |
| 1990s | 11.96 | 11.3 | 12.87 | 4 |
| 2000s | 10.58 | 9.81 | 11.1 | 8 |
| 2010s | 10.53 | 10.41 | 10.8 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More education data for Portugal
- Population ages 15-64 62.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.7% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 111.0% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 52,131 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female 111.2% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 110.8% (2023)
- Labor force, female 49.7% (2025)
- Labor force, total 5.49 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Portugal?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Portugal was 10.46 in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 17.46 in 1971.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.87 in 1983.
- How does Portugal rank for pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary?
- Portugal ranks 138th out of 175 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Tertiary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in tertiary school.