Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Portugal
Portugal: Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training was 25.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Portugal, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Portugal is 25.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.2% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Portugal peaked at 25.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.8%, in 2002.
That places Portugal 12th out of 110 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.5% | — |
| 2001 | 13.9% | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 12.8% | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 13.7% | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 14.6% | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 13.9% | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 13.8% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 13.7% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 14.6% | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 15.8% | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 15.3% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 20.6% | +34.6% |
| 2012 | 19.9% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 19.4% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 19.6% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 19.9% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 19.8% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 19.9% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 20.3% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 20.5% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 20.2% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 23.1% | +14.3% |
| 2022 | 24.9% | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 23.6% | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 25.5% | +8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.1% | 12.8% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.5% | 15.3% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.5% | 20.2% | 25.5% | 5 |
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 participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Portugal?
- Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Portugal was 25.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 25.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8% in 2002.
- How does Portugal rank for participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training?
- Portugal ranks 12th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training, by sex (%).