School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Portugal
Portugal: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 16.76 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Portugal, 1971–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Portugal stood at 16.76 years. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Portugal peaked at 16.76 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 8.67 years, in 1971.
Portugal ranks 32nd of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Portugal, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 8.67 years | — |
| 1972 | 8.95 years | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 9.35 years | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 9.66 years | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 9.78 years | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 10.42 years | +6.6% |
| 1977 | 10.44 years | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 10.66 years | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 10.3 years | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 9.89 years | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 11.68 years | +18.1% |
| 1991 | 12.52 years | +7.2% |
| 1993 | 14.58 years | +16.5% |
| 1994 | 14.97 years | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 15.3 years | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 15.84 years | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 16.25 years | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 15.81 years | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 16.07 years | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 16.39 years | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 16.23 years | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 16.35 years | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 15.89 years | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 15.88 years | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 15.83 years | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 16.05 years | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 16.19 years | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 16.26 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 16.33 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 16.42 years | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 16.44 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 16.75 years | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 16.47 years | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 16.34 years | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 16.27 years | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 16.48 years | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 16.76 years | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.8 years | 8.67 years | 10.66 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 10.78 years | 9.89 years | 11.68 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 15.04 years | 12.52 years | 16.25 years | 7 |
| 2000s | 16.11 years | 15.83 years | 16.39 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.47 years | 16.27 years | 16.76 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More gender data for Portugal
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,308 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.1109 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 41,963 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 44,232 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 42,382 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 44,580 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 42,087 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 44,235 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 40,537 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 42,553 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Portugal?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Portugal was 16.76 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 16.76 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.67 years in 1971.
- How does Portugal rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Portugal ranks 32nd out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.