School enrollment, secondary, private in Portugal
Portugal: School enrollment, secondary, private was 19.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary, private in Portugal, 1999–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total secondary.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 19.1% for school enrollment, secondary, private in 2023. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary, private in Portugal peaked at 19.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.8%, in 1999.
That places Portugal 68th out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary, private in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % of total secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 11.8% | — |
| 2000 | 12.4% | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 13.6% | +9.6% |
| 2002 | 14.2% | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 14.7% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 15.1% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 15.0% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 15.5% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 15.7% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 16.0% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 15.9% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 16.1% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 16.3% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 16.6% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 16.8% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 16.5% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 16.6% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 17.6% | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 17.6% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 17.3% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 16.9% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 17.0% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 18.6% | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 19.1% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 19.1% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.8% | 11.8% | 11.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 14.8% | 12.4% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 16.1% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.4% | 17.0% | 19.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 65 Nicaragua 20.4% compare
- 66 Sudan 20.2% compare
- 67 Democratic Republic of Congo 19.8% compare
- 69 Dominican Republic 19.1% compare
- 70 Luxembourg 18.9% compare
- 71 Paraguay 18.9% compare
More education data for Portugal
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 598,661 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.89 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0566 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 291,682 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary, private in Portugal?
- School enrollment, secondary, private in Portugal was 19.1% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary, private recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 19.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary, private recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 1999.
- How does Portugal rank for school enrollment, secondary, private?
- Portugal ranks 68th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school enrollment, secondary, private rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.