Secondary school enrolment (gross) in Portugal

Gross secondary school enrolment in Portugal was 120.3% in 2023.

Measure: Secondary school enrolment (gross) Unit: % of the official secondary school-age population Data: 2001 to 2023 Source: World Bank
Portugal, 2023 120.3% % of the official secondary school-age population
Change from 2022 −0.6percentage points 2022: 120.9%
European Union, 2023 107.0% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023 105.3% Middle value of 26 countries
Position in 2023 12th of 147 See the full ranking

Secondary school enrolment (gross) in Portugal over time

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% of the official secondary school-age population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Secondary school enrolment (gross) (% of the official secondary school-age population), 2001 to 2024
Period PortugalEuropean Union
2024 – 107.0%
2023 120.3% 107.0%
2022 120.9% 107.6%
2021 119.0% 108.0%
2020 118.7% 108.1%
2019 119.5% 107.3%
2018 118.3% 107.6%
2017 117.2% 107.4%
2016 115.5% 107.1%
2015 116.8% 108.0%
2014 114.9% 108.2%
2013 118.9% 108.9%
2012 110.3% 106.7%
2011 108.9% 107.7%
2010 107.5% 107.0%
2009 105.1% 105.6%
2008 101.6% 104.9%
2007 99.3% 103.7%
2006 95.7% 103.7%
2005 96.4% 102.9%
2004 95.1% 101.4%
2003 108.3% 103.7%
2002 109.8% 103.3%
2001 108.5% 102.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.6 percentage points from 120.9% in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 118.9%, the figure has changed by +1.4 percentage points.
  • Among the 147 countries with data for 2023, Portugal has the 12th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2023 was 107.0%.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SE.SEC.ENRR · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2001 to 2023 for Portugal
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: UNESCO Institute for Statistics