Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Portugal
Portugal: Gender ratios for mean years of schooling was 1.01 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
1.01
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
39th
of 121 countries
All-time high
1.02
in 2018
All-time low
0.6518
in 1970
Years of data
27
1970–2021
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Portugal, 1970–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Portugal stood at 1.01.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Portugal peaked at 1.02 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.6518, in 1970.
Portugal ranks 39th of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6518 | — |
| 1981 | 0.7359 | +12.9% |
| 1991 | 0.8785 | +19.4% |
| 1998 | 0.939 | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 0.9383 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9448 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.9482 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9598 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9668 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.9696 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9722 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.976 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9853 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9874 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9903 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9962 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9985 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.01 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.01 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.01 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.01 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.02 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.01 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.01 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.01 | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6518 | 0.6518 | 0.6518 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.7359 | 0.7359 | 0.7359 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.9186 | 0.8785 | 0.939 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.9701 | 0.9448 | 0.9903 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 | 0.9962 | 1.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More education data for Portugal
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Portugal?
- Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Portugal was 1.01 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 in 2018.
- What is the lowest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6518 in 1970.
- How does Portugal rank for gender ratios for mean years of schooling?
- Portugal ranks 39th out of 121 countries with data for 2021.
- Is gender ratios for mean years of schooling rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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 Gender ratios for mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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