Average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education in Portugal
Portugal: Average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education was 0.7 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education in Portugal, 2012–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2024, average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education in Portugal stood at 0.7. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education in Portugal peaked at 0.7 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.3, in 2012.
Portugal ranks 25th of 30 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.3 | — |
| 2013 | 0.4 | +33.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5 | +25.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7 | +40.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5125 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More education data for Portugal
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 52,131 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education in Portugal?
- Average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education in Portugal was 0.7 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7 in 2017.
- What is the lowest average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3 in 2012.
- How does Portugal rank for average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education?
- Portugal ranks 25th out of 30 countries with data for 2024.
- Is average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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