Trends in teachers' statutory teaching time since 2000 in Portugal
Portugal: Trends in teachers' statutory teaching time since 2000 was 885 Hours per year in 2023. βΌ Falling
Trends in teachers' statutory teaching time since 2000 in Portugal, 2000β2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hours per year.
Analysis
In 2023, trends in teachers' statutory teaching time since 2000 in Portugal stood at 885 Hours per year.
The figure is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trends in teachers' statutory teaching time since 2000 in Portugal peaked at 1,040 Hours per year in 2000 and was at its lowest, 845 Hours per year, in 2019.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 988.33 Hours per year | 970 Hours per year | 1,040 Hours per year | 6 |
| 2010s | 937 Hours per year | 845 Hours per year | 975 Hours per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 911.67 Hours per year | 885 Hours per year | 965 Hours per year | 3 |
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More education data for Portugal
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 52,131 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 111.0% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0049 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trends in teachers' statutory teaching time since 2000 in Portugal?
- Trends in teachers' statutory teaching time since 2000 in Portugal was 885 Hours per year in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest trends in teachers' statutory teaching time since 2000 recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 1,040 Hours per year in 2000.
- What is the lowest trends in teachers' statutory teaching time since 2000 recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 845 Hours per year in 2019.
- How does Portugal rank for trends in teachers' statutory teaching time since 2000?
- Portugal ranks 9th out of 19 countries with data for 2023.
- Is trends in teachers' statutory teaching time since 2000 rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Trends in teachers' statutory teaching time since 2000. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains a trend of statutory teaching time requirement since 2000. It covers full-time teachers in public institutions in pre-primary, primary, lower secondary education (general programmes) and upper secondary general programmes. The default table displays data in hours per year for teachers at the primary level. The selection can be changed to display data on different years and on different levels of education. Additional details regarding sources for data and the methodology used and specific notes for countries can be found in the accompanying document Sources, Methodologies and Technical Notes. For more information, please consult Education at a Glance. Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026.