Share of all students … lower vocational adjusted gender parity in Portugal
Portugal: Share of all students … lower vocational adjusted gender parity was 1.03 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Portugal, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Portugal stood at 1.03 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 53.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Portugal peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4579 GPIA, in 2002.
That places Portugal 15th out of 79 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of all students … lower vocational adjusted gender parity in Portugal, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.6392 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.5708 GPIA | -10.7% |
| 2000 | 0.6225 GPIA | +9.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9428 GPIA | +51.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4579 GPIA | -51.4% |
| 2003 | 0.746 GPIA | +62.9% |
| 2004 | 0.6355 GPIA | -14.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4865 GPIA | -23.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4708 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5383 GPIA | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5949 GPIA | +10.5% |
| 2009 | 0.6022 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5942 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5912 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.5882 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.6749 GPIA | +14.7% |
| 2014 | 0.6585 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.6944 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6996 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.7181 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.7293 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.7357 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.722 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.8441 GPIA | +16.9% |
| 2022 | 1.01 GPIA | +20.2% |
| 2023 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.9% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 1.03 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7417 GPIA, 1.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 1.03 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8347 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of all students … lower vocational adjusted gender parity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +62.9% | 0.4579 GPIA | 0.746 GPIA |
| 2002 | -51.4% | 0.9428 GPIA | 0.4579 GPIA |
| 2001 | +51.5% | 0.6225 GPIA | 0.9428 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.605 GPIA | 0.5708 GPIA | 0.6392 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.6097 GPIA | 0.4579 GPIA | 0.9428 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6684 GPIA | 0.5882 GPIA | 0.7357 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9034 GPIA | 0.722 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 4 |
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 share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Portugal?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Portugal was 1.03 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4579 GPIA in 2002.
- How does Portugal rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Portugal ranks 15th out of 79 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.1%. 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 Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release