Portugal - School enrollment

School enrollment, preprimary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in Portugal was 94.44 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 94.44 in 2019 and a minimum value of 3.34 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 3.34
1972 3.72
1973 3.85
1974 8.46
1975 8.71
1976 9.14
1977 12.40
1978 12.73
1979 13.20
1980 15.74
1981 19.86
1982 22.64
1983 23.62
1984 24.96
1985 25.27
1986 28.73
1987 31.21
1988 30.71
1990 34.38
1991 50.68
1993 53.16
1994 55.70
1995 57.10
1996 60.17
1998 65.42
1999 68.18
2000 72.29
2001 75.41
2002 76.05
2003 78.55
2004 79.33
2005 80.63
2006 81.09
2007 80.95
2008 81.60
2009 85.01
2010 87.44
2011 90.69
2012 90.78
2013 90.26
2014 91.51
2015 93.38
2016 93.77
2017 93.88
2018 90.96
2019 94.44

School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) in Portugal was 94.40 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 94.40 in 2019 and a minimum value of 3.30 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 3.30
1972 3.72
1973 3.77
1974 8.32
1975 8.31
1976 8.89
1977 12.02
1978 12.41
1979 12.93
1980 15.61
1981 19.63
1982 22.30
1983 23.43
1984 24.73
1985 24.97
1986 28.62
1987 30.98
1988 30.61
1991 50.52
1993 52.22
1994 55.13
1995 56.95
1996 58.97
1998 65.25
1999 68.01
2000 72.12
2001 76.22
2003 79.08
2004 80.12
2005 81.46
2006 81.47
2007 81.50
2008 81.42
2009 84.77
2010 86.60
2011 89.33
2012 88.93
2013 88.30
2014 90.00
2015 92.60
2016 92.96
2017 93.17
2018 90.46
2019 94.40

School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross) in Portugal was 94.49 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 94.56 in 2017 and a minimum value of 3.39 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 3.39
1972 3.72
1973 3.92
1974 8.59
1975 9.09
1976 9.38
1977 12.75
1978 13.04
1979 13.46
1980 15.86
1981 20.09
1982 22.97
1983 23.80
1984 25.18
1985 25.54
1986 28.83
1987 31.43
1988 30.81
1991 50.84
1993 54.06
1994 56.24
1995 57.25
1996 61.32
1998 65.58
1999 68.34
2000 72.45
2001 74.64
2003 78.04
2004 78.58
2005 79.84
2006 80.72
2007 80.43
2008 81.77
2009 85.23
2010 88.24
2011 91.98
2012 92.54
2013 92.13
2014 92.97
2015 94.13
2016 94.55
2017 94.56
2018 91.44
2019 94.49

School enrollment, primary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% gross) in Portugal was 107.39 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 127.96 in 1987 and a minimum value of 105.74 in 2016.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 113.24
1972 114.51
1973 115.43
1974 117.08
1975 116.78
1976 120.23
1977 120.84
1978 121.62
1979 120.77
1980 120.81
1981 120.51
1982 118.80
1983 119.06
1984 118.25
1985 127.05
1986 125.49
1987 127.96
1988 126.55
1990 121.70
1991 119.57
1992 122.21
1993 120.06
1994 121.21
1995 120.98
1996 121.03
1998 122.49
1999 122.15
2000 123.12
2001 122.93
2002 119.03
2003 119.46
2004 118.57
2005 118.08
2006 118.00
2007 117.01
2008 115.69
2009 113.17
2010 111.59
2011 110.77
2012 109.62
2013 109.52
2014 108.10
2015 106.96
2016 105.74
2017 106.18
2018 106.83
2019 107.39

School enrollment, primary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) in Portugal was 106.24 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 124.31 in 1987 and a minimum value of 103.80 in 2016.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 112.23
1972 113.60
1973 114.25
1974 115.66
1975 115.13
1976 117.97
1977 117.79
1978 118.64
1979 116.29
1980 117.98
1981 117.74
1982 118.94
1983 119.21
1984 118.40
1985 123.42
1986 122.00
1987 124.31
1988 118.74
1990 118.88
1991 116.55
1992 119.73
1993 117.36
1994 118.03
1995 118.08
1996 117.94
1998 119.65
1999 119.40
2000 120.35
2001 121.87
2002 116.63
2003 116.26
2004 115.41
2005 115.14
2006 114.97
2007 113.71
2008 112.36
2009 111.17
2010 109.86
2011 109.12
2012 107.99
2013 107.51
2014 105.75
2015 104.87
2016 103.80
2017 104.36
2018 105.40
2019 106.24

School enrollment, primary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) in Portugal was 108.50 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 134.04 in 1988 and a minimum value of 107.58 in 2016.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 114.21
1972 115.40
1973 116.56
1974 118.45
1975 118.37
1976 122.42
1977 123.79
1978 124.49
1979 125.08
1980 123.53
1981 123.18
1982 118.66
1983 118.92
1984 118.11
1985 130.54
1986 128.84
1987 131.46
1988 134.04
1990 124.40
1991 122.45
1992 124.58
1993 122.63
1994 124.23
1995 123.75
1996 123.98
1998 125.19
1999 124.76
2000 125.76
2001 123.95
2002 121.31
2003 122.52
2004 121.58
2005 120.89
2006 120.90
2007 120.15
2008 118.87
2009 115.08
2010 113.24
2011 112.35
2012 111.17
2013 111.43
2014 110.35
2015 108.96
2016 107.58
2017 107.94
2018 108.20
2019 108.50

School enrollment, primary (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% net) in Portugal was 97.56 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 44 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.73 in 1993 and a minimum value of 88.57 in 1973.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1973 88.57
1974 88.58
1976 92.77
1977 93.78
1978 96.24
1980 95.78
1981 96.30
1984 97.95
1985 99.45
1986 99.64
1987 99.51
1990 99.71
1991 98.83
1992 99.62
1993 99.73
1994 99.01
1995 99.48
1996 99.58
2000 97.02
2005 97.96
2006 97.77
2009 99.19
2010 99.31
2011 98.85
2012 98.95
2013 98.81
2014 98.40
2015 97.45
2016 96.74
2017 97.56

School enrollment, primary, female (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in Portugal was 97.19 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 44 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.01 in 1991 and a minimum value of 87.95 in 1974.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1973 88.12
1974 87.95
1976 92.26
1977 93.16
1978 95.65
1980 95.29
1981 95.91
1991 99.01
1994 98.11
2014 98.26
2015 97.27
2016 96.48
2017 97.19

School enrollment, primary, male (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary, male (% net) in Portugal was 97.92 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 44 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.87 in 1994 and a minimum value of 89.01 in 1973.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also:

Year Value
1973 89.01
1974 89.18
1976 93.26
1977 94.39
1978 96.80
1980 96.26
1981 96.68
1991 98.66
1994 99.87
2014 98.53
2015 97.63
2016 96.98
2017 97.92

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary)

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) in Portugal was 12.79 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 12.96 in 2016, while its lowest value was 3.26 in 1976.

Definition: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1973 4.87
1974 5.03
1975 4.85
1976 3.26
1981 7.01
1982 7.26
1983 6.94
1984 7.12
1985 6.71
1986 7.29
1987 7.15
1990 6.08
1991 6.67
1992 7.75
1993 7.77
1994 7.84
1999 9.39
2000 9.65
2001 9.96
2002 10.49
2003 10.54
2004 10.50
2005 10.55
2006 10.85
2007 11.08
2008 10.95
2009 11.52
2010 11.81
2011 12.02
2012 12.03
2013 11.94
2014 12.08
2015 12.44
2016 12.96
2017 12.90
2018 12.71
2019 12.79

School enrollment, secondary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in Portugal was 120.62 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 120.83 in 2018 and a minimum value of 37.59 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 37.59
1972 40.24
1973 43.65
1974 46.83
1975 51.09
1976 56.21
1977 57.35
1978 58.75
1979 51.20
1980 53.89
1986 57.84
1987 65.44
1988 57.45
1989 58.32
1990 59.85
1991 67.27
1992 77.61
1993 93.62
1994 99.90
1995 102.96
1996 105.97
1998 105.79
1999 103.52
2000 104.74
2001 105.80
2002 107.33
2003 106.48
2004 95.07
2005 97.93
2006 98.49
2007 101.96
2008 103.69
2009 105.90
2010 106.75
2011 106.59
2012 108.72
2013 119.46
2014 116.08
2015 118.77
2016 118.02
2017 119.91
2018 120.83
2019 120.62

School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross) in Portugal was 120.91 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 120.91 in 2019 and a minimum value of 32.56 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 32.56
1972 35.98
1973 39.65
1974 43.69
1975 49.76
1976 55.38
1977 57.45
1978 59.47
1979 55.24
1980 45.36
1986 61.95
1988 61.24
1990 60.01
1991 72.36
1993 99.84
1994 104.21
1995 106.89
1996 110.63
1998 109.83
1999 107.68
2000 108.20
2001 108.80
2002 110.00
2003 111.24
2004 99.97
2005 102.70
2006 102.78
2007 105.70
2008 106.69
2009 108.20
2010 108.26
2011 107.59
2012 108.65
2013 118.53
2014 114.67
2015 116.91
2016 116.41
2017 118.70
2018 120.57
2019 120.91

School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross) in Portugal was 120.35 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 121.09 in 2017 and a minimum value of 42.64 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 42.64
1972 44.47
1973 47.59
1974 49.89
1975 52.39
1976 57.02
1977 57.25
1978 58.04
1979 47.28
1980 62.20
1986 53.86
1988 53.78
1990 59.70
1991 62.35
1993 87.62
1994 95.74
1995 99.18
1996 101.49
1998 101.91
1999 99.54
2000 101.43
2001 102.93
2002 104.79
2003 101.94
2004 90.38
2005 93.38
2006 94.39
2007 98.39
2008 100.83
2009 103.71
2010 105.31
2011 105.63
2012 108.78
2013 120.36
2014 117.46
2015 120.59
2016 119.60
2017 121.09
2018 121.08
2019 120.35

School enrollment, secondary (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary (% net) in Portugal was 94.66 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 44 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 94.66 in 2017 and a minimum value of 22.47 in 1973.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1973 22.47
1974 23.05
1976 29.70
1977 31.63
1978 32.32
1993 69.28
1994 76.78
1995 75.26
1999 80.64
2000 81.66
2001 79.31
2002 79.09
2003 80.36
2005 82.05
2006 82.64
2013 92.52
2014 92.78
2015 93.59
2016 93.95
2017 94.66

School enrollment, secondary, female (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, female (% net) in Portugal was 95.34 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 44 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 95.34 in 2017 and a minimum value of 20.95 in 1973.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1973 20.95
1974 22.34
1976 30.13
1978 33.04
1993 74.89
1994 80.83
1995 78.75
1999 84.07
2000 84.75
2001 82.38
2002 81.77
2003 84.53
2005 86.48
2006 86.70
2013 93.55
2016 94.52
2017 95.34

School enrollment, secondary, male (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, male (% net) in Portugal was 94.01 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 44 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 94.01 in 2017 and a minimum value of 23.74 in 1974.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1973 23.97
1974 23.74
1976 29.29
1978 31.61
1993 63.86
1994 72.87
1995 71.89
1999 77.35
2000 78.69
2001 76.37
2002 76.54
2003 76.37
2005 77.82
2006 78.76
2013 91.51
2016 93.39
2017 94.01

School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary)

School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary) in Portugal was 16.89 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 17.57 in 2016, while its lowest value was 11.81 in 1999.

Definition: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1999 11.81
2000 12.40
2001 13.58
2002 14.22
2003 14.67
2004 15.15
2005 15.04
2006 15.54
2007 15.67
2008 15.98
2009 15.94
2010 16.08
2011 16.33
2012 16.64
2013 16.81
2014 16.54
2015 16.64
2016 17.57
2017 17.55
2018 17.32
2019 16.89

School enrollment, tertiary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) in Portugal was 67.93 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 68.51 in 2012 and a minimum value of 7.22 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 7.22
1972 7.59
1973 7.73
1974 8.26
1975 8.79
1976 10.68
1977 12.67
1978 11.10
1979 11.76
1980 11.41
1981 11.58
1982 11.71
1983 12.12
1984 12.37
1985 13.87
1986 12.87
1987 16.29
1990 19.97
1991 23.35
1992 23.56
1993 30.14
1994 33.43
1995 36.29
1996 38.73
1998 43.63
1999 44.92
2000 47.87
2001 50.64
2002 52.91
2003 54.85
2004 55.65
2005 55.43
2006 55.40
2007 57.79
2008 61.61
2009 62.64
2010 65.60
2011 68.43
2012 68.51
2013 66.14
2014 65.50
2015 61.76
2016 63.26
2017 63.94
2018 65.66
2019 67.93

School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) in Portugal was 73.10 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 74.48 in 2011 and a minimum value of 6.18 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 6.18
1972 6.79
1973 7.22
1974 7.94
1975 7.62
1976 9.59
1977 10.97
1978 9.48
1979 11.16
1980 10.92
1981 11.26
1982 11.70
1983 12.23
1984 13.63
1985 14.76
1986 13.90
1987 16.91
1991 26.32
1992 28.83
1993 34.18
1994 38.43
1995 41.56
1996 44.28
1998 49.53
1999 50.91
2000 54.90
2001 58.64
2002 61.36
2003 63.24
2004 63.64
2005 62.98
2006 62.42
2007 63.55
2008 67.11
2009 67.99
2010 71.16
2011 74.48
2012 74.30
2013 70.88
2014 70.29
2015 65.59
2016 66.68
2017 67.70
2018 70.01
2019 73.10

School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross) in Portugal was 62.77 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 62.88 in 2012 and a minimum value of 8.26 in 1973.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 8.35
1972 8.44
1973 8.26
1974 8.58
1975 9.98
1976 11.77
1977 14.37
1978 12.70
1979 12.34
1980 11.88
1981 11.89
1982 11.72
1983 12.01
1984 11.13
1985 12.98
1986 11.85
1987 15.68
1991 20.45
1992 18.42
1993 26.19
1994 28.55
1995 31.13
1996 33.30
1998 37.88
1999 39.08
2000 41.04
2001 42.88
2002 44.74
2003 46.76
2004 47.97
2005 48.18
2006 48.65
2007 52.25
2008 56.30
2009 57.47
2010 60.23
2011 62.60
2012 62.88
2013 61.47
2014 60.74
2015 57.90
2016 59.79
2017 60.13
2018 61.29
2019 62.77

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation