Pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Portugal
Portugal: Pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at was 99.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Portugal, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Portugal is 99.7%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Portugal peaked at 100.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 92.5%, in 2016.
That places Portugal 8th out of 47 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 93.9% | — |
| 2014 | 93.5% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 93.6% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 92.5% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 94.2% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 93.7% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 96.6% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 97.9% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 96.5% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 99.8% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 94.0% | 92.5% | 96.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 98.8% | 96.5% | 100.0% | 5 |
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- Population density 95.56 people per km² (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Portugal?
- Pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Portugal was 99.7% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.5% in 2016.
- How does Portugal rank for pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at?
- Portugal ranks 8th out of 47 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary level by NUTS 2 region - % of the population of the corresponding age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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