School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Portugal
Portugal: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 16.72 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Portugal, 1971–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Portugal is 16.72 years, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Portugal peaked at 16.75 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 9.03 years, in 1971.
Portugal ranks 22nd of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Portugal, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 9.03 years | — |
| 1972 | 9.26 years | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 9.7 years | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 9.97 years | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 10 years | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 10.69 years | +6.9% |
| 1977 | 10.86 years | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 10.9 years | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 10.39 years | -4.6% |
| 1980 | 10.51 years | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 11.59 years | +10.2% |
| 1987 | 12.33 years | +6.5% |
| 1990 | 11.77 years | -4.6% |
| 1991 | 12.22 years | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 13.02 years | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 14.16 years | +8.7% |
| 1994 | 14.64 years | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 14.97 years | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 15.43 years | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 15.88 years | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 15.46 years | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 15.7 years | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 15.89 years | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 15.81 years | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 15.87 years | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 15.41 years | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 15.41 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 15.42 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 15.75 years | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 15.96 years | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 16.01 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 16.12 years | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 16.21 years | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 16.3 years | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 16.75 years | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 16.52 years | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 16.45 years | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 16.37 years | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 16.54 years | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 16.72 years | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.09 years | 9.03 years | 10.9 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 11.48 years | 10.51 years | 12.33 years | 3 |
| 1990s | 14.17 years | 11.77 years | 15.88 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 15.73 years | 15.41 years | 16.01 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.44 years | 16.12 years | 16.75 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More education data for Portugal
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 291,682 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0276 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 306,979 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.029 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 741,752 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.2518 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 52,131 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.6574 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Portugal?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Portugal was 16.72 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 16.75 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.03 years in 1971.
- How does Portugal rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Portugal ranks 22nd out of 183 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. 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 life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.