Distribution of pupils and students enrolled in general and in Portugal
Portugal: Distribution of pupils and students enrolled in general and was 97.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Distribution of pupils and students enrolled in general and in Portugal, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 97.2% for distribution of pupils and students enrolled in general and in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of pupils and students enrolled in general and in Portugal peaked at 97.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 88.7%, in 2015.
Portugal ranks 37th of 48 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Distribution of pupils and students enrolled in general and in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 90.7% | — |
| 2014 | 90.6% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 88.7% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 90.2% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 92.0% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 93.5% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 94.0% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 95.3% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 95.9% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 95.7% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 96.1% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 97.2% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 91.4% | 88.7% | 94.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 96.0% | 95.3% | 97.2% | 5 |
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 distribution of pupils and students enrolled in general and in Portugal?
- Distribution of pupils and students enrolled in general and in Portugal was 97.2% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest distribution of pupils and students enrolled in general and recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 97.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest distribution of pupils and students enrolled in general and recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.7% in 2015.
- How does Portugal rank for distribution of pupils and students enrolled in general and?
- Portugal ranks 37th out of 48 countries with data for 2024.
- Is distribution of pupils and students enrolled in general and rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. 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 Distribution of pupils and students enrolled in general and vocational programmes by education level and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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