Share of primary schools with access to the Internet for teaching in Portugal
Portugal: Share of primary schools with access to the Internet for teaching was 99.0% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Share of primary schools with access to the Internet for teaching in Portugal, 2000–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 99.0% for share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching in 2021.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching in Portugal peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 92.9%, in 2018.
That places Portugal 50th out of 87 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.2% | 92.9% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.6% | 94.2% | 99.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More education data for Portugal
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 111.0% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 52,131 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.51 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 111.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching in Portugal?
- Share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching in Portugal was 99.0% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.9% in 2018.
- How does Portugal rank for share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching?
- Portugal ranks 50th out of 87 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Share of primary schools with access to the Internet for teaching. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical purposes, by education level (%)