Education share of public spending in Portugal
Education made up 10.4% of government spending in Portugal in 2022.
Portugal, 2022
10.4%
Change from 2021
+0.3percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2022
10.7%
Position in 2022
116th of 156
Education share of public spending in Portugal over time
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% of total government expenditure. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Portugal |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 10.4% |
| 2021 | 10.1% |
| 2020 | 9.9% |
| 2019 | 10.9% |
| 2018 | 10.8% |
| 2017 | 11.1% |
| 2015 | 10.2% |
| 2014 | 9.9% |
| 2013 | 10.5% |
| 2012 | 10.1% |
| 2011 | 10.2% |
| 2010 | 10.4% |
| 2009 | 11.1% |
| 2008 | 10.3% |
| 2007 | 11.0% |
| 2006 | 10.9% |
| 2005 | 10.9% |
| 2004 | 11.0% |
| 2003 | 11.6% |
| 2002 | 11.9% |
| 2001 | 12.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 10.1% in 2021.
- Since 2011, when it was 10.2%, the figure has changed by +0.1 percentage points.
- Among the 156 countries with data for 2022, Portugal has the 116th highest value.
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All statistics for Portugal
Education spending
4.6%
2022 · World Bank
Government spending on education
4.3%p (Provisional)
2024 · Eurostat
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