Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in Portugal
Portugal: Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of was 15.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in Portugal, 1978–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 15.0% for initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.2% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in Portugal peaked at 16.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1978.
Portugal ranks 53rd of 145 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.0% | — |
| 1979 | 0.0% | — |
| 1980 | 0.0% | — |
| 1982 | 0.0% | — |
| 1984 | 0.0% | — |
| 1999 | 12.2% | — |
| 2000 | 12.2% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 13.0% | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 13.5% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 15.8% | +17.2% |
| 2004 | 15.4% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 15.2% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 14.5% | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 13.9% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 14.1% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 14.6% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 15.1% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 14.5% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 14.9% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 16.3% | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 16.6% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 15.5% | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 16.5% | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 15.3% | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 14.7% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 15.4% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 16.1% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 15.0% | -7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
| 1990s | 12.2% | 12.2% | 12.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 14.2% | 12.2% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.5% | 14.5% | 16.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 15.5% | 15.0% | 16.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 50 Bermuda 15.2% compare
- 51 Norway 15.2% compare
- 52 Peru 15.0% compare
- 54 Azerbaijan 14.5% compare
- 55 United States of America 14.2% compare
- 56 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 14.0% compare
More education data for Portugal
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 82,664 (2018)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 11,380 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 136,282 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 128,743 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 741,752 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in Portugal?
- Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in Portugal was 15.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 16.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1978.
- How does Portugal rank for initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of?
- Portugal ranks 53rd out of 145 countries with data for 2022.
- Is initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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, published as part of Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release