School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (School male years) in Portugal
Portugal: School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (School male years) was 2.97 years in 2018. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Portugal, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 2.97 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, male in 2018. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Portugal peaked at 2.97 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.413 years, in 1973.
Portugal ranks 29th of 177 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, male (years) (School male years) in Portugal, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.4173 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.422 years | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.413 years | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.429 years | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 0.4992 years | +16.4% |
| 1976 | 0.5887 years | +17.9% |
| 1977 | 0.7183 years | +22.0% |
| 1978 | 0.6352 years | -11.6% |
| 1979 | 0.6171 years | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.5942 years | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 0.5945 years | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.5862 years | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.6006 years | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.5565 years | -7.3% |
| 1985 | 0.6492 years | +16.7% |
| 1986 | 0.5925 years | -8.7% |
| 1987 | 0.7842 years | +32.3% |
| 1991 | 1.02 years | +30.4% |
| 1992 | 0.9208 years | -9.9% |
| 1993 | 1.31 years | +42.2% |
| 1994 | 1.43 years | +9.0% |
| 1995 | 1.56 years | +9.1% |
| 1996 | 1.67 years | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 1.89 years | +13.7% |
| 1999 | 1.95 years | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 2.05 years | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 2.14 years | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 2.17 years | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 2.23 years | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 2.25 years | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 2.23 years | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 2.22 years | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 2.35 years | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 2.52 years | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 2.59 years | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 2.73 years | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 2.87 years | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 2.9 years | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 2.86 years | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 2.84 years | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 2.73 years | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 2.85 years | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 2.89 years | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 2.97 years | +2.7% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 2.97 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.81 years, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 2.97 years is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.77 years, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (School male years) in Portugal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +42.2% | 0.9208 years | 1.31 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5267 years | 0.413 years | 0.7183 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.6197 years | 0.5565 years | 0.7842 years | 8 |
| 1990s | 1.47 years | 0.9208 years | 1.95 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 2.28 years | 2.05 years | 2.59 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.85 years | 2.73 years | 2.97 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More education data for Portugal
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.73 (2019)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.49 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 82,664 (2018)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 11,380 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 136,282 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 128,743 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 741,752 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 598,661 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Portugal?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Portugal was 2.97 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 2.97 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.413 years in 1973.
- How does Portugal rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- Portugal ranks 29th out of 177 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. 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, male (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.