Education spending in Portugal
Government spending on education in Portugal was equal to 4.6% of GDP in 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest since 1992.
Portugal, 2022
4.6%
Change from 2021
−0.2percentage points
European Union, 2022
4.7%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2022
4.7%
Position in 2022
66th of 164
Education spending in Portugal over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Portugal | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4.6% | 4.7% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | 4.8% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | 4.9% |
| 2019 | 4.6% | 4.6% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | 4.6% |
| 2017 | 5.0% | 4.6% |
| 2016 | – | 4.8% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | 4.8% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | 4.9% |
| 2013 | 5.3% | 5.0% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | 4.8% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | 5.1% |
| 2010 | 5.4% | 5.4% |
| 2009 | 5.6% | 5.6% |
| 2008 | 4.7% | 5.0% |
| 2007 | 4.9% | 4.9% |
| 2006 | 4.9% | 4.9% |
| 2005 | 5.1% | 5.1% |
| 2004 | 5.0% | 5.0% |
| 2003 | 5.3% | 5.1% |
| 2002 | 5.3% | 5.2% |
| 2001 | 5.3% | 5.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 4.8% in 2021.
- Since 2011, when it was 5.1%, the figure has changed by −0.6 percentage points.
- Among the 164 countries with data for 2022, Portugal has the 66th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2022 was 4.7%.
More for Portugal
All statistics for Portugal
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
77.7%
2023 · World Bank
Primary school enrolment (gross)
111.0%
2023 · World Bank
NEET rate, ages 15 to 29
8.0%
2025 · Eurostat
Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
42.5%
2025 · Eurostat
Early leavers from education and training
6.1%
2025 · Eurostat
Adult participation in learning
16.9%
2025 · Eurostat