Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Portugal
Portugal: Total net enrolment rate, primary, female was 98.7% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
98.7%
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
25th
of 178 countries
All-time high
99.2%
in 2014
All-time low
97.1%
in 2017
Years of data
6
2014–2019
Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Portugal, 2014–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Portugal stood at 98.7%.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Portugal ranks 25th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 99.2% | — |
| 2015 | 98.0% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 97.3% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 97.1% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 97.7% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 98.7% | +1.1% |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More education data for Portugal
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 198,049 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.3 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Portugal?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Portugal was 98.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.1% in 2017.
- How does Portugal rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, female?
- Portugal ranks 25th out of 178 countries with data for 2019.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, female rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release