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Primary school enrollment — Portugal

Primary school enrollment in Portugal in 2017 — 97.6%. Ranked 27 in the world out of 137. Since 1973, the indicator has risen by 9 pp.

2017 97.6% +0.8 pp vs 2016
World rank 27of 137
Period maximum 99.7%1993
Period minimum 88.6%1973

Trend over time

1973–2017 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — Portugal, 1973–201785909510019731978198319881993199820032008201320171973: 88.6%1974: 88.6%1976: 92.8%1977: 93.8%1978: 96.2%1980: 95.8%1981: 96.3%1984: 98%1985: 99.4%1986: 99.6%1987: 99.5%1990: 99.7%1991: 98.8%1992: 99.6%1993: 99.7%1994: 99%1995: 99.5%1996: 99.6%2000: 97%2005: 98%2006: 97.8%2009: 99.2%2010: 99.3%2011: 98.8%2012: 98.9%2013: 98.8%2014: 98.4%2015: 97.5%2016: 96.7%2017: 97.6%
Change over the period: +9 pp Annual average: 0.2 pp

Comparison, 2017

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Portugal

Portugal 97.6%
World 89.3%
Europe & Central Asia 95%
Southern Europe computed 96.3%
Primary school enrollment — Portugal, by year Portugal All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2017 97.6 +0.8 pp
2016 96.7 −0.7 pp
2015 97.5 −0.9 pp
2014 98.4 −0.4 pp
2013 98.8 −0.1 pp
2012 98.9 +0.1 pp
2011 98.8 −0.5 pp
2010 99.3 +0.1 pp
2009 99.2 —
2006 97.8 −0.2 pp
2005 98 —
2000 97 —
1996 99.6 +0.1 pp
1995 99.5 +0.5 pp
1994 99 −0.7 pp
1993 99.7 +0.1 pp
1992 99.6 +0.8 pp
1991 98.8 −0.9 pp
1990 99.7 —
1987 99.5 −0.1 pp
1986 99.6 +0.2 pp
1985 99.4 +1.5 pp
1984 98 —
1981 96.3 +0.5 pp
1980 95.8 —
1978 96.2 +2.5 pp
1977 93.8 +1 pp
1976 92.8 —
1974 88.6 +0 pp
1973 88.6 —

Southern Europe, 2017

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

MT Malta 99.5 SI Slovenia 98.3 GR Greece 98.2 PT Portugal 97.6 ES Spain 97.3 ME Montenegro 95.7 IT Italy 95.7 AL Albania 95.5 RS Serbia 95.2 MK North Macedonia 94.9 HR Croatia 88
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About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.

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What share of children reach the last grade of primary school.

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