School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Portugal
Portugal: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 9.99 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Portugal, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 9.99 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Portugal peaked at 10.53 years in 2001 and was at its lowest, 9.51 years, in 2017.
That places Portugal 42nd out of 200 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Portugal, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 10.53 years | — |
| 2002 | 10.28 years | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 10.21 years | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 9.91 years | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 9.9 years | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 10 years | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 10.06 years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 10.08 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 10.01 years | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 9.9 years | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 9.89 years | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 9.79 years | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 9.87 years | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 9.66 years | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 9.63 years | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 9.54 years | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 9.51 years | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 9.54 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 9.56 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 9.58 years | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 9.58 years | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 9.81 years | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 9.99 years | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.11 years | 9.9 years | 10.53 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.69 years | 9.51 years | 9.9 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.74 years | 9.58 years | 9.99 years | 4 |
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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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Portugal?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Portugal was 9.99 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 10.53 years in 2001.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.51 years in 2017.
- How does Portugal rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- Portugal ranks 42nd out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release