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2019

Public expenditure on education

10 516.9 million €

4.34% of GDP

Source: Statistical Yearbook of Portugal 2023

5,1%

Taxa de transição/ conclusão no ensino secundário

5,1%

Taxa de retenção e desistência no ensino básico

Fonte: Anuário Estatístico de Portugal 2019

Distribution of enrolments in higher education by region

School year 2022/2023

Source: DGEEC – Direção-Geral de Estatísticas de Educação e Ciência

Higher education establishments

per Portugal mainland region:

Source: INE, I.P., 2022-2023

Students enrolled in higher education

per Portugal mainland region:

Labour

5.4 M

Active population

5.2 M

Inactive population

5.1 M

Employed population

1 362.4 €

Average monthly earnings

Source: INE. I.P., 2023 data

Employment rate of the resident population

aged 20-64, by region, 2022

Source: INE, I.P., 2022 data

World Talent Ranking 2024 / 67 countries

#22

Skilled labor

#5

Female workforce

#17

Graduates in science

#9

Language skills

Universities of Management in the world's best

Financial times

European Business School Rankings,  Top 50 – 2024

#18 / of 100

Nova School of Business and Economics

 

#22 / of 100

Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics

#39 / of 100

Porto Business School

 

 

#43 / of 100

ISCTE Business School

 

 

 

Turismo de Portugal´s Schools

National network of 12 hotel and tourism schools

Leaders in training human resources for tourism
Training and capacity building courses and programmes adapted to market requirements and based on innovative learning models

Training offer

Initial training
WP Table Builder
Admission requirements: 9th grade of schooling
WP Table Builder
Admission requirements: 11th grade of schooling
Executive Training
The network of Turismo de Portugal schools also supports tourism enterprises and professionals through:

More information:

WP Table Builder
Admission requirements: 12th grade of schooling

3 000

students

Less than

3 months

placement time

87%

employability rate

3 months after completion of the course

27%

Integration at the internship site

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