Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Portugal
Portugal: Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary was 99.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Portugal, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 99.9% for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Portugal peaked at 99.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 85.0%, in 2001.
Portugal ranks 2nd of 175 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 85.0% | — |
| 2002 | 85.8% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 88.5% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 86.8% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 88.9% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 87.8% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 93.7% | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 94.7% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 94.9% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 95.6% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 96.9% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 97.5% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 96.6% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 95.3% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 95.9% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 94.0% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 94.9% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 94.5% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 98.3% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 99.7% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 99.9% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.6% | 85.0% | 94.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 96.0% | 94.0% | 98.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 99.7% | 99.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More education data for Portugal
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 82,664 (2018)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 11,380 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 136,282 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 128,743 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 741,752 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 598,661 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0566 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Portugal?
- Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Portugal was 99.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.0% in 2001.
- How does Portugal rank for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary?
- Portugal ranks 2nd out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release