Share of GDP per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. GDP per capita in Portugal
Portugal: Share of GDP per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. GDP per capita was 22.5% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of GDP per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. GDP per capita in Portugal, 1999–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP per capita.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 22.5% for share of gdp per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. gdp per capita in 2015.
That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gdp per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. gdp per capita in Portugal peaked at 23.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 18.7%, in 1999.
Portugal ranks 18th of 122 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Share of GDP per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. GDP per capita in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % of GDP per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 18.7% | — |
| 2000 | 19.6% | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 20.9% | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 22.0% | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 21.8% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 21.8% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 21.7% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 20.8% | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 19.2% | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 19.0% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 21.4% | +12.5% |
| 2010 | 21.0% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 20.8% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 20.9% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 23.9% | +14.2% |
| 2014 | 23.8% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 22.5% | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.7% | 18.7% | 18.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 20.8% | 19.0% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 20.8% | 23.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More education data for Portugal
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 375,800 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1701 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 265,025 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 428,206 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gdp per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. gdp per capita in Portugal?
- Share of gdp per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. gdp per capita in Portugal was 22.5% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gdp per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. gdp per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 23.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of gdp per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. gdp per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.7% in 1999.
- How does Portugal rank for share of gdp per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. gdp per capita?
- Portugal ranks 18th out of 122 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of gdp per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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 (UIS), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of GDP per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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GDP per capita data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.