School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Portugal
Portugal: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.17 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Portugal, 2003–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 1.17 GPIA for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Portugal peaked at 1.25 GPIA in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.13 GPIA, in 2016.
Portugal ranks 112th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Portugal, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1.25 GPIA | — |
| 2004 | 1.24 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 1.23 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.22 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.18 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 1.17 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 1.15 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.15 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.14 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.14 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.13 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.14 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.15 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.16 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.16 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.16 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.16 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.17 GPIA | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.21 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 1.25 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.14 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.16 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 1.17 GPIA | 4 |
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More education data for Portugal
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 110.99 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 111.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Portugal?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Portugal was 1.17 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.25 GPIA in 2003.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.13 GPIA in 2016.
- How does Portugal rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Portugal ranks 112th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release