Government spending on education in Portugal

Government spending on education in Portugal was equal to 4.3% of GDP in 2024.

Measure: Government spending on education Unit: % of GDP Data: 1995 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
The latest value carries the source flag “Provisional”.
Portugal, 2024 4.3%p (Provisional) % of GDP
Change from 2023 0percentage points 2023: 4.3%
European Union, 2024 4.7% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 5.0% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 25th of 30 See the full ranking

Government spending on education in Portugal over time

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% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Government spending on education (% of GDP), 2001 to 2024
Period PortugalEuropean Union
2024 4.3%p (provisional) 4.7%
2023 4.3% 4.7%
2022 4.4% 4.6%
2021 4.7% 4.7%
2020 4.7% 4.9%
2019 4.5% 4.6%
2018 4.4% 4.6%
2017 4.6% 4.6%
2016 4.8% 4.7%
2015 5.1% 4.7%
2014 5.3% 4.8%
2013 5.5% 4.8%
2012 5.4% 4.8%
2011 6.1% 4.9%
2010 6.7% 5.0%
2009 6.5% –
2008 6.0% –
2007 5.9% –
2006 6.4% –
2005 6.6% –
2004 6.6% –
2003 6.5% –
2002 6.5% –
2001 6.4% –

Flags: p provisional . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 5.3%, the figure has changed by −1.0 percentage points.
  • Among the 30 countries with data for 2024, Portugal has the 25th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 4.7%.

Source and dates

Original producer
Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
gov_10a_exp · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A cofog99=GF09 na_item=TE sector=S13 unit=PC_GDP
Observation period
1995 to 2024 for Portugal
Provider update
21 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat