Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Portugal
Portugal: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female was 99.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
99.6%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
3rd
of 176 countries
All-time high
99.8%
in 2014
All-time low
84.2%
in 2001
Years of data
7
2001–2018
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Portugal, 2001–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Portugal stood at 99.6%.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Portugal peaked at 99.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 84.2%, in 2001.
That places Portugal 3rd out of 176 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 84.2% | — |
| 2013 | 99.3% | +17.9% |
| 2014 | 99.8% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 99.5% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 98.3% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 98.8% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 99.6% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.2% | 84.2% | 84.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 99.2% | 98.3% | 99.8% | 6 |
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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, upper secondary, female in Portugal?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Portugal was 99.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.2% in 2001.
- How does Portugal rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female?
- Portugal ranks 3rd out of 176 countries with data for 2018.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release