Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Portugal
Portugal: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 1 index in 2023. ▬ Flat
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Portugal, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2023, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Portugal stood at 1 index. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Portugal peaked at 1 index in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.95 index, in 2008.
That places Portugal 66th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Portugal, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.9817 index | — |
| 2002 | 0.9719 index | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.96 index | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9593 index | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9631 index | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9622 index | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9544 index | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.95 index | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9674 index | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9703 index | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.975 index | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.979 index | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9724 index | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9648 index | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9683 index | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9693 index | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9706 index | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9769 index | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9809 index | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.984 index | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9907 index | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9981 index | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 1 index | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9633 index | 0.95 index | 0.9817 index | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9728 index | 0.9648 index | 0.9809 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9939 index | 0.984 index | 1 index | 4 |
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More health data for Portugal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1616 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,112 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 38 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0457 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 4.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0274 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 20 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Portugal?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Portugal was 1 index in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 1 index in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.95 index in 2008.
- How does Portugal rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Portugal ranks 66th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.