School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Portugal
Portugal: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 7.13 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Portugal, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Portugal stood at 7.13 years.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Portugal peaked at 7.15 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.7 years, in 2006.
That places Portugal 45th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Portugal, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 6.26 years | — |
| 2002 | 6.29 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 6.22 years | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 5.7 years | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 5.73 years | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 5.7 years | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 5.96 years | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 6.1 years | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 6.3 years | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 6.45 years | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 6.53 years | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 6.62 years | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 7.07 years | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 6.88 years | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 6.98 years | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 6.9 years | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 6.99 years | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 7.02 years | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 7.05 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 7.03 years | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 7.05 years | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 7.15 years | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 7.13 years | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.03 years | 5.7 years | 6.3 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.85 years | 6.45 years | 7.07 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.09 years | 7.03 years | 7.15 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 42 North Macedonia 7.21 years compare
- 43 Saint Kitts and Nevis 7.18 years compare
- 44 Kazakhstan 7.16 years compare
- 46 Malta 7.1 years compare
- 47 Palestine 7.09 years compare
- 48 Spain 7.06 years compare
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, both sexes in Portugal?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Portugal was 7.13 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 7.15 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7 years in 2006.
- How does Portugal rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- Portugal ranks 45th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release