School enrollment, primary, female in Portugal
Portugal: School enrollment, primary, female was 97.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in Portugal, 1973–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary, female in Portugal is 97.2%, measured in 2017.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.1% over five years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Portugal peaked at 99.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 88.0%, in 1974.
That places Portugal 29th out of 167 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 91.4% | 88.0% | 95.7% | 5 |
| 1980s | 95.6% | 95.3% | 95.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 98.6% | 98.1% | 99.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 97.3% | 96.5% | 98.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More education data for Portugal
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.3% (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 school enrollment, primary, female in Portugal?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Portugal was 97.2% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.0% in 1974.
- How does Portugal rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Portugal ranks 29th out of 167 countries with data for 2017.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.