Financial aid to students in Portugal
Portugal: Financial aid to students was 5 in 2011. β² Rising
Latest (2011)
5
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
19th
of 31 countries
All-time high
5.9
in 2009
All-time low
1.4
in 2003
Years of data
13
1999β2011
Financial aid to students in Portugal, 1999β2011
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2011, financial aid to students in Portugal stood at 5.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and up 138.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, financial aid to students in Portugal peaked at 5.9 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.4, in 2003.
That places Portugal 19th out of 31 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.92 | 1.4 | 5.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.1 | 5 | 5.2 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 16 Hungary 5.8 compare
- 17 Slovak Republic 5.7 compare
- 18 Liechtenstein 5.4 compare
- 20 Belgium 4.8 compare
- 21 Austria 4.5 compare
- 22 Estonia, Republic of 4.2 compare
More education data for Portugal
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 111.0% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0049 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is financial aid to students in Portugal?
- Financial aid to students in Portugal was 5 in 2011, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest financial aid to students recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 5.9 in 2009.
- What is the lowest financial aid to students recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4 in 2003.
- How does Portugal rank for financial aid to students?
- Portugal ranks 19th out of 31 countries with data for 2011.
- Is financial aid to students rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 138.1%. 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 Financial aid to students (1995-2011). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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