Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Portugal
Portugal: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 1.07 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1.07 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
32nd
of 211 countries
All-time high
1.23 GPIA
in 1973
All-time low
0.8003 GPIA
in 1979
Years of data
44
1971–2023
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Portugal, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 1.07 GPIA for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Portugal peaked at 1.23 GPIA in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.8003 GPIA, in 1979.
Portugal ranks 32nd of 211 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Portugal, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.23 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 1.23 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 1.23 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 1.19 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 1975 | 1.18 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 1.13 GPIA | -4.6% |
| 1977 | 1.11 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 1.08 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.8003 GPIA | -26.1% |
| 1980 | 1.04 GPIA | +30.6% |
| 1986 | 1.01 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.05 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 1.07 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.09 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.13 GPIA | 0.8003 GPIA | 1.23 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 3 |
| 1990s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More education data for Portugal
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 375,800 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1701 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 265,025 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 428,206 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.63 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 42,707 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,424 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 230,157 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.92 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Portugal?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Portugal was 1.07 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.23 GPIA in 1973.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8003 GPIA in 1979.
- How does Portugal rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Portugal ranks 32nd out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release