Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in Portugal
Portugal: Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female was 94.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in Portugal, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 94.3% for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in Portugal peaked at 94.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 74.2%, in 2001.
That places Portugal 30th out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 74.2% | — |
| 2003 | 75.5% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 75.5% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 76.9% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 77.4% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 79.8% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 80.4% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 83.3% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 84.6% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 87.2% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 87.2% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 86.4% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 86.0% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 87.4% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 87.7% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 90.7% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 90.5% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 92.5% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 93.1% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 91.0% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 93.4% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 94.3% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.9% | 74.2% | 83.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 88.0% | 84.6% | 92.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.0% | 91.0% | 94.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 27 Denmark 95.0% compare
- 28 Turks and Caicos Islands 95.0% compare
- 29 United Kingdom 94.9% compare
- 31 Vietnam 94.2%
- 32 Netherlands 94.0% compare
- 33 Gibraltar 93.8% compare
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 net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in Portugal?
- Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in Portugal was 94.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 94.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.2% in 2001.
- How does Portugal rank for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female?
- Portugal ranks 30th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. 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 Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release