Start month of the academic school year in Portugal
Portugal: Start month of the academic school year was 8 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
8
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
140th
of 221 countries
All-time high
9
in 1997
All-time low
8
in 1998
Years of data
29
1997–2025
Start month of the academic school year in Portugal, 1997–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, start month of the academic school year in Portugal stood at 8. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, start month of the academic school year in Portugal peaked at 9 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 8, in 1998.
Portugal ranks 140th of 221 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Start month of the academic school year in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 9 | — |
| 1998 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 1999 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2025 | 8 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.33 | 8 | 9 | 3 |
| 2000s | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.67 | 8 | 9 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 140 Aruba 8 compare
- 140 Switzerland 8 compare
- 140 Denmark 8 compare
- 140 Dominican Republic 8 compare
- 140 Finland 8 compare
- 140 Micronesia, Federated States of 8 compare
- 140 Ireland 8 compare
- 140 Iceland 8 compare
- 140 Liechtenstein 8 compare
- 140 Luxembourg 8 compare
- 140 Norway 8 compare
- 140 Puerto Rico 8 compare
- 140 Suriname 8 compare
- 140 Sweden 8 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 start month of the academic school year in Portugal?
- Start month of the academic school year in Portugal was 8 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest start month of the academic school year recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 9 in 1997.
- What is the lowest start month of the academic school year recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 1998.
- How does Portugal rank for start month of the academic school year?
- Portugal ranks 140th out of 221 countries with data for 2025.
- Is start month of the academic school year rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. 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 Start month of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release