School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Portugal
Portugal: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 4.12 years in 2023. β² Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Portugal, 2003β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Portugal is 4.12 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Portugal peaked at 4.12 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.96 years, in 2006.
Portugal ranks 47th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.03 years | 2.96 years | 3.13 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 3.33 years | 3.15 years | 3.52 years | 7 |
| 2020s | 3.9 years | 3.63 years | 4.12 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 44 Canada 4.19 years compare
- 45 Mongolia 4.13 years compare
- 46 China, People's Republic of 4.13 years compare
- 48 Dominican Republic 4.1 years compare
- 49 France 4.07 years compare
- 50 Lithuania, Republic of 4.07 years compare
More education data for Portugal
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 111.0% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 52,131 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.51 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 111.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Portugal?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Portugal was 4.12 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 4.12 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.96 years in 2006.
- How does Portugal rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- Portugal ranks 47th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. 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, tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release