School enrollment, tertiary, female in Portugal
Portugal: School enrollment, tertiary, female was 85.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary, female in Portugal, 2015–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2023, school enrollment, tertiary, female in Portugal stood at 85.4%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary, female in Portugal peaked at 85.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 67.0%, in 2015.
Portugal ranks 41st of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
School enrollment, tertiary, female in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 67.0% | — |
| 2016 | 68.3% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 69.8% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 71.1% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 72.4% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 74.8% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 79.5% | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 82.4% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 85.4% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 69.7% | 67.0% | 72.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 80.5% | 74.8% | 85.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More education data for Portugal
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 198,049 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.3 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary, female in Portugal?
- School enrollment, tertiary, female in Portugal was 85.4% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary, female recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 85.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary, female recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.0% in 2015.
- How does Portugal rank for school enrollment, tertiary, female?
- Portugal ranks 41st out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary, female rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. 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, tertiary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.