End month of the academic school year in Portugal
Portugal: End month of the academic school year was 5 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
190th
of 221 countries
All-time high
8
in 2012
All-time low
5
in 1998
Years of data
29
1997–2025
End month of the academic school year in Portugal, 1997–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for end month of the academic school year in Portugal is 5, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is down 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, end month of the academic school year in Portugal peaked at 8 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 5, in 1998.
That places Portugal 190th out of 221 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
End month of the academic school year in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 6 | — |
| 1998 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 1999 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8 | +60.0% |
| 2013 | 5 | -37.5% |
| 2014 | 8 | +60.0% |
| 2015 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5 | -37.5% |
| 2025 | 5 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.33 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| 2000s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.1 | 5 | 8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7 | 5 | 8 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 190 Albania 5 compare
- 190 Armenia 5 compare
- 190 Azerbaijan 5 compare
- 190 Bulgaria 5 compare
- 190 Belarus 5 compare
- 190 Canada 5 compare
- 190 Djibouti 5 compare
- 190 Denmark 5 compare
- 190 Finland 5 compare
- 190 Micronesia, Federated States of 5 compare
- 190 Ireland 5 compare
- 190 Iceland 5 compare
- 190 Kazakhstan 5 compare
- 190 Kyrgyzstan 5 compare
- 190 Republic of Moldova 5 compare
- 190 Norway 5 compare
- 190 Puerto Rico 5 compare
- 190 Syrian Arab Republic 5 compare
- 190 Tajikistan 5 compare
- 190 Turkmenistan 5 compare
- 190 United States of America 5 compare
- 190 Viet Nam 5 compare
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 end month of the academic school year in Portugal?
- End month of the academic school year in Portugal was 5 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest end month of the academic school year recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 8 in 2012.
- What is the lowest end month of the academic school year recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 1998.
- How does Portugal rank for end month of the academic school year?
- Portugal ranks 190th out of 221 countries with data for 2025.
- Is end month of the academic school year rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.5%. 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 End month of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release