School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Portugal
Portugal: School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.01 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Portugal, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Portugal stood at 1.01 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Portugal peaked at 1.1 GPIA in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.9875 GPIA, in 2015.
Portugal ranks 118th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Portugal, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.05 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.08 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 1.1 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.07 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 1.06 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.04 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9964 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9956 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9875 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.988 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9903 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 0.9875 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More education data for Portugal
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Portugal?
- School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Portugal was 1.01 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 GPIA in 2004.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9875 GPIA in 2015.
- How does Portugal rank for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Portugal ranks 118th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release