Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Portugal
Portugal: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 75.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
75.1%
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
181st
of 217 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 1979
All-time low
41.6%
in 1971
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 %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Portugal is 75.1%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Portugal peaked at 100.0% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 41.6%, in 1971.
Portugal ranks 181st of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 41.6% | — |
| 1972 | 43.9% | +5.4% |
| 1973 | 46.0% | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 52.0% | +13.0% |
| 1975 | 53.2% | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 66.0% | +23.9% |
| 1977 | 72.0% | +9.2% |
| 1978 | 78.3% | +8.8% |
| 1979 | 100.0% | +27.6% |
| 1980 | 88.8% | -11.2% |
| 1986 | 98.3% | +10.6% |
| 1988 | 96.1% | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 96.3% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 93.5% | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 90.0% | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 86.6% | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 86.4% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 85.3% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 85.8% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 86.4% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 86.7% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 84.2% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 83.8% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 84.7% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 83.5% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 80.4% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 80.0% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 78.5% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 74.4% | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 71.4% | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 70.9% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 71.1% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 71.0% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 69.1% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 68.6% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 68.1% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 70.9% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 72.0% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 73.3% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 73.7% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 74.4% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 74.6% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 74.5% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 75.1% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 61.4% | 41.6% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 1980s | 94.4% | 88.8% | 98.3% | 3 |
| 1990s | 88.8% | 85.3% | 96.3% | 8 |
| 2000s | 80.8% | 71.4% | 86.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.9% | 68.1% | 73.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.7% | 74.4% | 75.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 178 Estonia 75.5% compare
- 179 Denmark 75.5% compare
- 180 Puerto Rico 75.2% compare
- 182 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 73.8% compare
- 183 Costa Rica 73.6% compare
- 184 Cameroon 73.5% compare
More education data for Portugal
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0566 units per person (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 75.1% 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 100.0% in 1979.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.6% in 1971.
- How does Portugal rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Portugal ranks 181st out of 217 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 up 8.7%. 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 secondary education enrolled in general programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release