Education · Europe & Central Asia · High income
Portugal: education in numbers
Pre-primary enrolment is 99.4% (2020), 26th of 176 in the world and 15th of 51 in Europe & Central Asia. Primary enrolment is 111.0% (2023), 31st of 191 in the world and 5th of 53 in Europe & Central Asia. Primary completion is 104.5% (2023), 18th of 168 in the world and 6th of 47 in Europe & Central Asia.
Pre-primary enrolment
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Primary enrolment
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12 indicators
Education: Portugal in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross | 99.4%2020 | 26/176 | 15/51 | 72.3% | 87.4% | 99.4% | +11.9 ppsince 2010 | 78.3% | 83.8% | 60.9% | |
| Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross | 111.0%2023 | 31/191 | 5/53 | 119.5%2001 | 109.8% | 105.8% | +1.6 ppsince 2013 | 99.9% | 99.8% | 102.2% | |
| Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group | 104.5%2023 | 18/168 | 6/47 | · | · | 102.3% | — | 98.1% | 97.8% | 88.0% | |
| Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross | 120.3%2023 | 15/176 | 8/53 | 108.5%2001 | 107.5% | 118.7% | +1.4 ppsince 2013 | 103.3% | 103.2% | 77.3% | |
| Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group | 100.6%2023 | 23/168 | 8/50 | · | · | 96.7% | — | 91.9% | 95.6% | 77.9% | |
| Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross | 77.7%2023 | 34/172 | 20/52 | · | · | 68.2% | — | 84.9% | 82.0% | 43.6% | |
| Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age | 0.5%2023 | 154/178 | 38/51 | 0.3%2001 | 0.0% | 0.2% | +0.3 ppsince 2013 | — | 2.5% | — | |
| Adult literacyAdult literacy rate, % of people 15+ | 94.5%2011 | 64/141 | 26/27 | · | 94.5%2011 | · | — | 98.8% | 97.7% | 87.7% | |
| Youth literacyYouth literacy rate, % of people 15–24 | 99.4%2011 | 42/148 | 22/27 | · | 99.4%2011 | · | — | 99.8% | 99.3% | 93.1% | |
| Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary | 12.42017 | 138/173 | 26/48 | 13.2 | 10.8 | · | +5.4%since 2007 | 14.9 | 14.0 | 23.4 | |
| Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP | 4.6%2022 | 75/184 | 25/49 | 5.2% | 5.4% | 4.9% | −0.4 ppsince 2012 | 4.6% | 4.7% | 3.6% | |
| Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure | 10.4%2022 | 133/179 | 32/49 | 12.1% | 10.4% | 9.9% | +0.3 ppsince 2012 | 11.7% | 12.0% | 14.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Pre-primary enrolment+11.9 pp99.4% in 2020
- Secondary enrolment+1.4 pp120.3% in 2023
Worse than ten years ago
- Out-of-school children+0.3 pp0.5% in 2023
- Pupils per teacher+5.4%12.4 in 2017
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Portugal and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Portugal. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Portugal | Spain |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolment | 99.4%2020 | 101.8%2020 |
| Primary enrolment | 111.0%2023 | 102.9%2024 |
| Primary completion | 104.5%2023 | 98.5%2024 |
| Secondary enrolment | 120.3%2023 | 118.5%2024 |
| Lower secondary completion | 100.6%2023 | 93.4%2024 |
| Tertiary enrolment | 77.7%2023 | 93.8%2024 |
| Out-of-school children | 0.5%2023 | 1.2%2024 |
| Adult literacy | 94.5%2011 | 99.7%2021 |
| Youth literacy | 99.4%2011 | 99.7%2021 |