Students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in Portugal
Portugal: Students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population was 8.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in Portugal, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in Portugal is 8.7%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in Portugal peaked at 12.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2014.
Portugal ranks 40th of 43 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 12.6% | — |
| 2014 | 7.9% | -37.3% |
| 2015 | 8.0% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 7.9% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 8.1% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 8.3% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 8.3% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 8.6% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 8.9% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 8.8% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 8.7% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.7% | 7.9% | 12.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 8.3% | 8.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in Portugal?
- Students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in Portugal was 8.7% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 12.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2014.
- How does Portugal rank for students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population?
- Portugal ranks 40th out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population of post-compulsory school age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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