School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Portugal
Portugal: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 17.93 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Portugal, 2003–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Portugal is 17.93 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Portugal peaked at 17.93 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.6 years, in 2006.
That places Portugal 25th out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Portugal, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 16.27 years | — |
| 2004 | 15.75 years | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 15.71 years | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 15.6 years | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 15.79 years | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 16 years | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 16.17 years | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 16.32 years | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 16.53 years | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 16.4 years | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 16.29 years | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 16.42 years | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 16.63 years | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 16.82 years | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 16.96 years | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 17.22 years | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 17.67 years | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 17.93 years | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.9 years | 15.6 years | 16.27 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 16.48 years | 16.29 years | 16.82 years | 7 |
| 2020s | 17.44 years | 16.96 years | 17.93 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 22 Slovenia 18.34 years compare
- 23 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 18.31 years compare
- 24 Poland 18.11 years compare
- 26 Macau, China 17.79 years compare
- 27 Albania 17.79 years compare
- 28 Puerto Rico 17.61 years compare
More education data for Portugal
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Portugal?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Portugal was 17.93 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 17.93 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.6 years in 2006.
- How does Portugal rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Portugal ranks 25th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release