Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Portugal
Portugal: Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled was 82,664 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Portugal, 1973–2018
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2018, secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Portugal stood at 82,664.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Portugal peaked at 98,089 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 19,594, in 1973.
Portugal ranks 64th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 19,594 | — |
| 1974 | 21,246 | +8.4% |
| 1975 | 27,312 | +28.6% |
| 1976 | 29,714 | +8.8% |
| 1977 | 30,572 | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 21,847 | -28.5% |
| 1979 | 26,811 | +22.7% |
| 1980 | 28,662 | +6.9% |
| 1981 | 32,028 | +11.7% |
| 1982 | 34,619 | +8.1% |
| 1983 | 36,219 | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 36,327 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 64,513 | +77.6% |
| 1992 | 67,990 | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 71,467 | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 84,869 | +18.8% |
| 2001 | 83,651 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 89,586 | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 87,302 | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 85,858 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 93,803 | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 93,727 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 92,965 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 95,296 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 97,491 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 98,089 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 96,447 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 89,901 | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 81,749 | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 77,685 | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 78,418 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 79,425 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 80,914 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 82,664 | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25,299 | 19,594 | 30,572 | 7 |
| 1980s | 33,571 | 28,662 | 36,327 | 5 |
| 1990s | 67,990 | 64,513 | 71,467 | 3 |
| 2000s | 90,455 | 83,651 | 97,491 | 10 |
| 2010s | 85,032 | 77,685 | 98,089 | 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 secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Portugal?
- Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Portugal was 82,664 in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 98,089 in 2010.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,594 in 1973.
- How does Portugal rank for secondary education, teachers, gaps filled?
- Portugal ranks 64th out of 201 countries with data for 2018.
- Is secondary education, teachers, gaps filled rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, teachers with 719 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Secondary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, teachers with 719 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.