Education spending in Portugal
Portugal: Education spending was 4.55 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Education spending in Portugal, 1973–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 4.55 for education spending in 2022.
The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, education spending in Portugal peaked at 5.56 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.63, in 1973.
That places Portugal 78th out of 199 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Education spending in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 1.63 | — |
| 1974 | 1.94 | +18.4% |
| 1975 | 3.06 | +58.2% |
| 1976 | 3.08 | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 2.9 | -5.8% |
| 1979 | 2.7 | -6.9% |
| 1980 | 3.07 | +13.6% |
| 1981 | 3.19 | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 3.33 | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 3.23 | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 3.14 | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 3.26 | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 3.05 | -6.5% |
| 1987 | 3.16 | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 3.39 | +7.3% |
| 1989 | 3.48 | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 3.57 | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 4.07 | +14.1% |
| 1992 | 4.34 | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 4.84 | +11.6% |
| 1994 | 4.67 | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 4.61 | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 5.07 | +9.8% |
| 1999 | 5.05 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 5.16 | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 5.34 | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 5.26 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 5.28 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 5.05 | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 5.07 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 4.91 | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 4.92 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 4.7 | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 5.56 | +18.5% |
| 2010 | 5.4 | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 5.12 | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 4.94 | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 5.27 | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 5.12 | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 4.89 | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 5.03 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 4.68 | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 4.63 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 4.86 | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 4.77 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 4.55 | -4.6% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 4.55 is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.4, 1.0× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 4.55 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.5, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Education spending in Portugal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +58.2% | 1.94 | 3.06 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.55 | 1.63 | 3.08 | 6 |
| 1980s | 3.23 | 3.05 | 3.48 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.53 | 3.57 | 5.07 | 8 |
| 2000s | 5.13 | 4.7 | 5.56 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.01 | 4.63 | 5.4 | 9 |
| 2020s | 4.73 | 4.55 | 4.86 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More education data for Portugal
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.73 (2019)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.49 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is education spending in Portugal?
- Education spending in Portugal was 4.55 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest education spending recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 5.56 in 2009.
- What is the lowest education spending recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.63 in 1973.
- How does Portugal rank for education spending?
- Portugal ranks 78th out of 199 countries with data for 2022.
- Is education spending rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Education spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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