Portugal - School enrollment

School enrollment, preprimary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in Portugal was 82.17 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 82.17 in 2009 and a minimum value of 3.34 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1971 3.34
1972 3.69
1973 3.81
1974 8.37
1975 8.74
1976 9.25
1977 12.70
1978 13.14
1979 13.62
1980 15.95
1981 19.85
1982 22.45
1983 23.25
1984 24.47
1985 24.88
1986 28.39
1987 31.04
1988 30.77
1990 34.70
1991 51.16
1993 54.03
1994 56.48
1995 57.67
1996 60.53
1998 66.79
1999 66.64
2000 70.56
2001 73.62
2002 74.38
2003 77.08
2004 78.17
2005 79.83
2006 80.36
2007 80.13
2008 80.06
2009 82.17

School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) in Portugal was 82.20 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 82.20 in 2009 and a minimum value of 3.30 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1971 3.30
1972 3.70
1973 3.73
1974 8.20
1975 8.27
1976 8.90
1977 12.19
1978 12.69
1979 13.26
1980 15.76
1981 19.59
1982 22.09
1983 23.05
1984 24.23
1985 24.58
1986 28.28
1987 30.79
1988 30.64
1991 50.98
1993 53.13
1994 55.98
1995 57.54
1996 59.30
1998 66.55
1999 66.47
2000 70.40
2001 74.41
2003 77.56
2004 78.89
2005 80.59
2006 80.75
2007 80.69
2008 79.98
2009 82.20

School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross) in Portugal was 82.14 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 82.14 in 2009 and a minimum value of 3.37 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1971 3.37
1972 3.68
1973 3.88
1974 8.53
1975 9.19
1976 9.58
1977 13.20
1978 13.58
1979 13.98
1980 16.13
1981 20.11
1982 22.79
1983 23.45
1984 24.70
1985 25.17
1986 28.50
1987 31.27
1988 30.90
1991 51.33
1993 54.88
1994 56.95
1995 57.80
1996 61.70
1998 67.01
1999 66.79
2000 70.70
2001 72.86
2003 76.63
2004 77.49
2005 79.11
2006 79.99
2007 79.60
2008 80.13
2009 82.14

School enrollment, primary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% gross) in Portugal was 113.86 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 127.43 in 1987 and a minimum value of 112.36 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1971 112.36
1972 114.15
1973 115.83
1974 118.10
1975 117.74
1976 120.36
1977 120.29
1978 120.74
1979 119.92
1980 120.37
1981 120.65
1982 119.03
1983 119.32
1984 118.40
1985 126.92
1986 124.95
1987 127.43
1988 126.19
1990 121.49
1991 119.05
1992 121.94
1993 120.53
1994 122.60
1995 123.03
1996 123.14
1998 124.02
1999 121.37
2000 121.90
2001 121.24
2002 116.91
2003 116.98
2004 115.90
2005 115.42
2006 115.53
2007 116.17
2008 116.01
2009 113.86

School enrollment, primary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) in Portugal was 111.86 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 123.93 in 1987 and a minimum value of 111.50 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1971 111.50
1972 113.38
1973 114.61
1974 116.33
1975 115.47
1976 117.32
1977 116.47
1978 117.10
1979 114.99
1980 117.28
1981 117.82
1982 119.21
1983 119.56
1984 118.65
1985 123.41
1986 121.61
1987 123.93
1988 118.54
1990 118.76
1991 116.08
1992 119.47
1993 117.79
1994 119.34
1995 120.03
1996 119.98
1998 121.13
1999 118.64
2000 119.16
2001 120.17
2002 114.51
2003 113.75
2004 112.70
2005 112.46
2006 112.56
2007 112.79
2008 112.58
2009 111.86

School enrollment, primary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) in Portugal was 115.76 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 133.51 in 1988 and a minimum value of 113.18 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1971 113.18
1972 114.89
1973 117.02
1974 119.83
1975 119.96
1976 123.35
1977 124.03
1978 124.28
1979 124.70
1980 123.35
1981 123.37
1982 118.85
1983 119.08
1984 118.15
1985 130.29
1986 128.16
1987 130.78
1988 133.51
1990 124.09
1991 121.89
1992 124.30
1993 123.14
1994 125.70
1995 125.88
1996 126.16
1998 126.77
1999 123.97
2000 124.51
2001 122.25
2002 119.20
2003 120.06
2004 118.96
2005 118.25
2006 118.37
2007 119.39
2008 119.29
2009 115.76

School enrollment, primary (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% net) in Portugal was 99.18 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 36 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.75 in 1993 and a minimum value of 88.88 in 1973.

Definition: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1973 88.88
1974 89.35
1976 92.87
1977 93.36
1978 95.54
1980 95.43
1981 96.41
1984 97.87
1985 99.29
1986 99.74
1987 99.61
1990 99.50
1991 98.40
1992 99.62
1993 99.75
1994 99.10
2000 97.02
2002 98.50
2003 97.71
2004 97.84
2005 97.89
2006 97.76
2007 98.63
2009 99.18

School enrollment, primary, female (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in Portugal was 99.30 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 36 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.87 in 1990 and a minimum value of 88.39 in 1973.

Definition: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1973 88.39
1974 88.46
1976 91.75
1977 92.11
1978 94.41
1980 94.72
1981 95.97
1985 98.80
1990 99.87
1991 98.61
2002 98.50
2004 97.14
2005 97.35
2006 97.20
2009 99.30

School enrollment, primary, male (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary, male (% net) in Portugal was 99.06 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 36 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.75 in 1985 and a minimum value of 89.36 in 1973.

Definition: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1973 89.36
1974 90.22
1976 93.97
1977 94.58
1978 96.64
1980 96.11
1981 96.83
1985 99.75
1990 99.15
1991 98.20
2002 98.50
2004 98.51
2005 98.40
2006 98.30
2009 99.06

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary)

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) in Portugal was 11.52 as of 2009. Its highest value over the past 10 years was 11.52 in 2009, while its lowest value was 9.39 in 1999.

Definition: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1999 9.39
2000 9.65
2001 9.96
2002 10.49
2003 10.54
2004 10.50
2005 10.55
2006 10.85
2007 11.08
2008 10.95
2009 11.52

School enrollment, secondary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in Portugal was 106.70 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 107.30 in 2002 and a minimum value of 37.26 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1971 37.26
1972 39.69
1973 42.82
1974 45.77
1975 50.02
1976 55.42
1977 56.84
1978 58.54
1979 51.26
1980 53.97
1986 56.68
1987 64.30
1988 56.48
1989 57.30
1990 58.89
1991 66.42
1992 76.57
1993 92.64
1994 99.48
1995 103.24
1996 106.81
1998 107.25
1999 103.33
2000 104.68
2001 105.81
2002 107.30
2003 106.31
2004 94.69
2005 97.20
2006 97.31
2007 100.93
2008 103.33
2009 106.70

School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross) in Portugal was 108.71 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 111.51 in 1996 and a minimum value of 32.29 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1971 32.29
1972 35.40
1973 38.78
1974 42.65
1975 48.77
1976 54.77
1977 57.19
1978 59.51
1979 55.45
1980 45.48
1986 60.80
1988 60.32
1990 59.07
1991 71.43
1993 98.77
1994 103.78
1995 107.20
1996 111.51
1998 111.41
1999 107.48
2000 108.13
2001 108.79
2002 109.90
2003 110.95
2004 99.48
2005 101.85
2006 101.53
2007 104.51
2008 106.11
2009 108.71

School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross) in Portugal was 104.77 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 104.81 in 2002 and a minimum value of 42.27 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1971 42.27
1972 43.98
1973 46.82
1974 48.82
1975 51.24
1976 56.05
1977 56.50
1978 57.61
1979 47.19
1980 62.23
1986 52.72
1988 52.77
1990 58.70
1991 61.56
1993 86.71
1994 95.34
1995 99.44
1996 102.29
1998 103.25
1999 99.36
2000 101.38
2001 102.95
2002 104.81
2003 101.86
2004 90.11
2005 92.76
2006 93.27
2007 97.49
2008 100.67
2009 104.77

School enrollment, secondary (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary (% net) in Portugal was 81.65 as of 2006. As the graph below shows, over the past 11 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 81.65 in 2006 and a minimum value of 75.46 in 1995.

Definition: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1995 75.46
1999 80.50
2000 81.61
2001 79.31
2002 79.07
2003 80.22
2005 81.44
2006 81.65

School enrollment, secondary, female (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, female (% net) in Portugal was 85.65 as of 2006. As the graph below shows, over the past 11 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 85.77 in 2005 and a minimum value of 78.97 in 1995.

Definition: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1995 78.97
1999 83.92
2000 84.70
2001 82.38
2002 81.69
2003 84.31
2005 85.77
2006 85.65

School enrollment, secondary, male (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, male (% net) in Portugal was 77.82 as of 2006. As the graph below shows, over the past 11 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 78.65 in 2000 and a minimum value of 72.08 in 1995.

Definition: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1995 72.08
1999 77.21
2000 78.65
2001 76.38
2002 76.55
2003 76.31
2005 77.30
2006 77.82

School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary)

School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary) in Portugal was 15.94 as of 2009. Its highest value over the past 10 years was 15.98 in 2008, while its lowest value was 11.81 in 1999.

Definition: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1999 11.81
2000 12.40
2001 13.58
2002 14.22
2003 14.67
2004 15.15
2005 15.04
2006 15.54
2007 15.67
2008 15.98
2009 15.94

School enrollment, tertiary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) in Portugal was 62.20 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 62.20 in 2009 and a minimum value of 7.19 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1971 7.19
1972 7.59
1973 7.71
1974 8.18
1975 8.64
1976 10.43
1977 12.31
1978 10.78
1979 11.46
1980 11.22
1981 11.50
1982 11.68
1983 12.02
1984 12.11
1985 13.37
1986 12.24
1987 15.34
1990 19.28
1991 23.02
1992 23.66
1993 30.55
1994 33.90
1995 36.68
1996 39.01
1998 43.73
1999 44.42
2000 47.34
2001 50.16
2002 52.56
2003 54.63
2004 55.54
2005 55.40
2006 55.43
2007 57.41
2008 61.05
2009 62.20

School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) in Portugal was 67.72 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 67.72 in 2009 and a minimum value of 6.17 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1971 6.17
1972 6.81
1973 7.23
1974 7.90
1975 7.52
1976 9.39
1977 10.67
1978 9.21
1979 10.88
1980 10.74
1981 11.19
1982 11.69
1983 12.16
1984 13.39
1985 14.28
1986 13.25
1987 15.95
1991 25.96
1992 28.98
1993 34.69
1994 39.00
1995 42.03
1996 44.60
1998 49.62
1999 50.34
2000 54.29
2001 58.09
2002 60.91
2003 62.90
2004 63.40
2005 62.83
2006 62.37
2007 63.17
2008 66.66
2009 67.72

School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross) in Portugal was 56.89 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 56.89 in 2009 and a minimum value of 8.22 in 1973.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1971 8.29
1972 8.43
1973 8.22
1974 8.47
1975 9.77
1976 11.46
1977 13.93
1978 12.33
1979 12.04
1980 11.70
1981 11.81
1982 11.67
1983 11.88
1984 10.86
1985 12.48
1986 11.24
1987 14.75
1991 20.15
1992 18.47
1993 26.51
1994 28.91
1995 31.45
1996 33.55
1998 37.99
1999 38.65
2000 40.59
2001 42.48
2002 44.47
2003 46.63
2004 47.96
2005 48.25
2006 48.74
2007 51.86
2008 55.66
2009 56.89

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation