Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Portugal
Portugal: Secondary education, teachers, per capita was 0.008 units per person in 2018. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Portugal, 1973–2018
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2018, secondary education, teachers, per capita in Portugal stood at 0.008 units per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, per capita in Portugal peaked at 0.0093 units per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0023 units per person, in 1973.
That places Portugal 48th out of 201 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Portugal, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.0023 units per person | — |
| 1974 | 0.0024 units per person | +6.9% |
| 1975 | 0.003 units per person | +23.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0032 units per person | +5.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0032 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0023 units per person | -29.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0028 units per person | +21.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0029 units per person | +5.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0033 units per person | +10.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0035 units per person | +7.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0036 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0036 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0065 units per person | +78.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0072 units per person | +10.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0082 units per person | +15.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0081 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0086 units per person | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0083 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0082 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0089 units per person | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0089 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0088 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.009 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0092 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0093 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0091 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0085 units per person | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0078 units per person | -8.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0075 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0076 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0077 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0079 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.008 units per person | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0027 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.0034 units per person | 0.0029 units per person | 0.0036 units per person | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.0068 units per person | 0.0065 units per person | 0.0072 units per person | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.0086 units per person | 0.0081 units per person | 0.0092 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0082 units per person | 0.0075 units per person | 0.0093 units per person | 9 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More education data for Portugal
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers, per capita in Portugal?
- Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Portugal was 0.008 units per person in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0093 units per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0023 units per person in 1973.
- How does Portugal rank for secondary education, teachers, per capita?
- Portugal ranks 48th out of 201 countries with data for 2018.
- Is secondary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Secondary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.