Pupils from age 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Portugal

Portugal: Pupils from age 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at was 100.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 42 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2020
All-time low
94.0%
in 2016
Years of data
12
2013–2024

Pupils from age 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Portugal, 2013–2024

0204060801002013201820242013: 97.5 Percentage2014: 95.3 Percentage2015: 95.9 Percentage2016: 94 Percentage2017: 94.9 Percentage2018: 94.5 Percentage2019: 98.3 Percentage2020: 100 Percentage2021: 100 Percentage2022: 100 Percentage2023: 100 Percentage2024: 100 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

The most recent figure for pupils from age 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Portugal is 100.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pupils from age 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Portugal peaked at 100.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 94.0%, in 2016.

Portugal ranks 1st of 42 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Pupils from age 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Pupils from age 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary level by sex - % of the population of the corresponding age in Portugal, 2013 to 2024.
Year Percentage Change
2013 97.5%
2014 95.3% -2.3%
2015 95.9% +0.6%
2016 94.0% -2.0%
2017 94.9% +1.0%
2018 94.5% -0.4%
2019 98.3% +4.0%
2020 100.0% +1.7%
2021 100.0% +0.0%
2022 100.0% +0.0%
2023 100.0% +0.0%
2024 100.0% +0.0%

Portugal compared with similar countries

  • Portugal's 100.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 97.3%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • Portugal's 100.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 97.4%, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 95.8% 94.0% 98.3% 7
2020s 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 5

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 1 Cyprus 100.0% compare
  2. 1 France 100.0% compare
  3. 1 Poland 100.0% compare
  4. 1 Türkiye 100.0% compare
  5. 1 Poland 100.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is pupils from age 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Portugal?
Pupils from age 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Portugal was 100.0% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest pupils from age 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2020.
What is the lowest pupils from age 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 94.0% in 2016.
How does Portugal rank for pupils from age 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at?
Portugal ranks 1st out of 42 countries with data for 2024.
Is pupils from age 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary level by sex - % of the population of the corresponding age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pupils from age 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary level by sex - % of the population of the corresponding age
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
44 places, 507 data points, 2013–2024
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