Education in Grande Lisboa (Grande Lisboa, Portugal): official figures
The retention and dropout rate in basic education in the Grande Lisboa sub-region was 5.0% in 2023/2024 (national: 3.9%), 8th highest of 26 among Portugal’s NUTS 3 sub-regions.
How do secondary schools perform in The Grande Lisboa sub-region?
The secondary-school transition and completion rate in the Grande Lisboa sub-region stood at 87.1% in 2023/2024, 4th lowest of 26 among Portugal’s NUTS 3 sub-regions; nationally it was 90.4%.
Source: INE, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (Statistics Portugal) · saved copyHow many students are there in The Grande Lisboa sub-region?
The Grande Lisboa sub-region had 298,963 pupils in basic and secondary education in 2023/2024 and 25,703 teachers in those levels, about 11.6 pupils per teacher (national: 10.2); 24.5% of pupils attended private schools (16.3% nationally).
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- In grades 7 to 9 (the third cycle) the retention and dropout rate in the Grande Lisboa sub-region reached 8.2% in 2023/2024, against 6.2% across Portugal. Source: INE, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (Statistics Portugal) · saved copy
- The gross pre-school enrolment rate in the Grande Lisboa sub-region was 96.4% in 2023/2024 (Portugal: 100.6%); rates can exceed 100% when children enrol outside their home area. Source: INE, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (Statistics Portugal) · saved copy
- 36.4% of secondary pupils in the Grande Lisboa sub-region followed vocational or dual-certification courses in 2023/2024, below the national figure of 39.0%. Source: INE, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (Statistics Portugal) · saved copy
- Schools in the Grande Lisboa sub-region had an average of 1.4 enrolled pupils per computer in 2023/2024, compared with 1.2 in mainland Portugal. Source: INE, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (Statistics Portugal) · saved copy
- Higher-education institutions located in the Grande Lisboa sub-region awarded degrees to 148.4 graduates per 1,000 residents aged 20 to 29 in 2023/2024, above the national figure of 88.7 (3rd highest of 26 among Portugal’s NUTS 3 sub-regions). Source: INE, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (Statistics Portugal) · saved copy
How Grande Lisboa compares with other intermunicipal communities in Portugal
Retention and dropout rate in basic education (%) (2023/2024)
Grande Lisboa ranks 8 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Retention and dropout rate in basic education (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Península de Setúbal | 5.7% |
| 6 | Alto Alentejo | 5.4% |
| 7 | Lezíria do Tejo | 5.1% |
| 8 | Grande Lisboa | 5.0% |
| 9 | Oeste | 4.6% |
| 10 | Beira Baixa | 4.5% |
| 11 | Alentejo Central | 4.1% |
Transition/completion rate in secondary education (%) (2023/2024)
Grande Lisboa ranks 23 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Transition/completion rate in secondary education (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Alentejo Litoral | 89.3% |
| 21 | Região Autónoma da Madeira | 89.0% |
| 22 | Lezíria do Tejo | 88.2% |
| 23 | Grande Lisboa | 87.1% |
| 24 | Península de Setúbal | 86.5% |
| 25 | Região Autónoma dos Açores | 86.3% |
| 26 | Algarve | 84.8% |
Pupils per teacher, basic and secondary education (2023/2024)
Grande Lisboa ranks 2 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pupils per teacher, basic and secondary education |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Península de Setúbal | 11.9 |
| 2 | Grande Lisboa | 11.6 |
| 3 | Oeste | 11.3 |
| 4 | Região de Leiria | 10.8 |
| 5 | Região de Aveiro | 10.7 |
| 6 | Lezíria do Tejo | 10.6 |
| 7 | Área Metropolitana do Porto | 10.5 |
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Sources
- INE, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (Statistics Portugal): Anuarios Estatisticos Regionais 2024 (Regional Statistical Yearbooks, 2025 release): all subchapter tables in XLSX by municipality, NUTS 3 and NUTS 2, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 36f716bda712…)
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