School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Portugal
Portugal: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 3.16 years in 2018. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Portugal, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Portugal stood at 3.16 years. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Portugal peaked at 3.16 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.3612 years, in 1971.
Portugal ranks 42nd of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Portugal, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.3612 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.3794 years | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 0.3864 years | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.4128 years | +6.8% |
| 1975 | 0.4397 years | +6.5% |
| 1976 | 0.5339 years | +21.4% |
| 1977 | 0.6336 years | +18.7% |
| 1978 | 0.5551 years | -12.4% |
| 1979 | 0.5879 years | +5.9% |
| 1980 | 0.5704 years | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.5789 years | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.5857 years | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.6059 years | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.6187 years | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.6934 years | +12.1% |
| 1986 | 0.6434 years | -7.2% |
| 1987 | 0.8146 years | +26.6% |
| 1990 | 0.9983 years | +22.6% |
| 1991 | 1.17 years | +16.9% |
| 1992 | 1.18 years | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 1.51 years | +27.9% |
| 1994 | 1.67 years | +10.9% |
| 1995 | 1.81 years | +8.5% |
| 1996 | 1.94 years | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 2.18 years | +12.7% |
| 1999 | 2.25 years | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 2.39 years | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 2.53 years | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 2.56 years | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 2.61 years | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 2.61 years | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.57 years | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 2.54 years | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 2.61 years | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 2.77 years | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 2.83 years | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 2.97 years | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 3.12 years | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 3.15 years | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 3.07 years | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 3.06 years | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 2.91 years | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 3.01 years | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 3.06 years | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 3.16 years | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4767 years | 0.3612 years | 0.6336 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.6389 years | 0.5704 years | 0.8146 years | 8 |
| 1990s | 1.63 years | 0.9983 years | 2.25 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.6 years | 2.39 years | 2.83 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.06 years | 2.91 years | 3.16 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
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, both sexes in Portugal?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Portugal was 3.16 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 3.16 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3612 years in 1971.
- How does Portugal rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Portugal ranks 42nd out of 183 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.