Funding of education in Portugal
Portugal: Funding of education was 94.2 in 2011. ▬ Flat
Latest (2011)
94.2
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
4th
of 31 countries
All-time high
95.1
in 1999
All-time low
93.5
in 2004
Years of data
13
1999–2011
Funding of education in Portugal, 1999–2011
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 94.2 for funding of education in 2011.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, funding of education in Portugal peaked at 95.1 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 93.5, in 2004.
Portugal ranks 4th of 31 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Funding of education in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 95.1 | — |
| 2000 | 94.6 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 95.1 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 94.7 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 94.4 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 93.5 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 93.9 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 93.6 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 93.9 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 93.9 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 94.1 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 94.5 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 94.2 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.1 | 95.1 | 95.1 | 1 |
| 2000s | 94.17 | 93.5 | 95.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.35 | 94.2 | 94.5 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More education data for Portugal
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.63 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 42,707 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,424 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 230,157 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.92 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 198,049 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.3 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is funding of education in Portugal?
- Funding of education in Portugal was 94.2 in 2011, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest funding of education recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 95.1 in 1999.
- What is the lowest funding of education recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.5 in 2004.
- How does Portugal rank for funding of education?
- Portugal ranks 4th out of 31 countries with data for 2011.
- Is funding of education rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Funding of education (1995-2011). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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