Expected school years of pupils and students by education level in Portugal
Portugal: Expected school years of pupils and students by education level was 19 Number in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
19 Number
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
6th
of 43 countries
All-time high
19 Number
in 2023
All-time low
17 Number
in 2014
Years of data
11
2014–2024
Expected school years of pupils and students by education level in Portugal, 2014–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
In 2024, expected school years of pupils and students by education level in Portugal stood at 19 Number. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected school years of pupils and students by education level in Portugal peaked at 19 Number in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17 Number, in 2014.
Portugal ranks 6th of 43 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Expected school years of pupils and students by education level in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 17 Number | — |
| 2015 | 17 Number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 17 Number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 17 Number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 17 Number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 18 Number | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 18 Number | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 18 Number | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 18 Number | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 19 Number | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 19 Number | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.17 Number | 17 Number | 18 Number | 6 |
| 2020s | 18.4 Number | 18 Number | 19 Number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 3 Greece 20 Number compare
- 3 Iceland 20 Number compare
- 3 Türkiye 20 Number compare
- 6 Belgium 19 Number compare
- 6 Cyprus 19 Number compare
- 6 Germany 19 Number compare
- 6 Denmark 19 Number compare
- 6 Spain 19 Number compare
- 6 Ireland 19 Number compare
- 6 Netherlands 19 Number compare
- 6 Norway 19 Number compare
- 6 Poland 19 Number compare
- 6 Slovenia 19 Number compare
- 6 Netherlands 19 Number compare
- 6 Poland 19 Number compare
- 6 Slovenia 19 Number compare
More education data for Portugal
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 598,661 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.89 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0566 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 291,682 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expected school years of pupils and students by education level in Portugal?
- Expected school years of pupils and students by education level in Portugal was 19 Number in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest expected school years of pupils and students by education level recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 19 Number in 2023.
- What is the lowest expected school years of pupils and students by education level recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 Number in 2014.
- How does Portugal rank for expected school years of pupils and students by education level?
- Portugal ranks 6th out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is expected school years of pupils and students by education level rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. 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 Expected school years of pupils and students by education level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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