In Portugal, the school retention and dropout rate generally decreased during the period considered. In the school year 2012/2013, 19 percent of upper secondary education students were retained or dropped out of school. The same occurred for 13 percent of middle school students. By 2022/2023, the high school retention and dropout rate stood at 10 percent, while the rate for middle school was less than four percent.
School retention and dropout rate in Portugal from 2012/2013 to 2022/2023, by level of education
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Primary education
Middle school
Lower secondary education
Upper secondary education
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Direção-Geral de Estatísticas da Educação e Ciência. (June 28, 2024). School retention and dropout rate in Portugal from 2012/2013 to 2022/2023, by level of education [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1484227/portugal-retention-and-dropout-rate-by-level/
Direção-Geral de Estatísticas da Educação e Ciência. "School retention and dropout rate in Portugal from 2012/2013 to 2022/2023, by level of education." Chart. June 28, 2024. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1484227/portugal-retention-and-dropout-rate-by-level/
Direção-Geral de Estatísticas da Educação e Ciência. (2024). School retention and dropout rate in Portugal from 2012/2013 to 2022/2023, by level of education. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1484227/portugal-retention-and-dropout-rate-by-level/
Direção-Geral de Estatísticas da Educação e Ciência. "School Retention and Dropout Rate in Portugal from 2012/2013 to 2022/2023, by Level of Education." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1484227/portugal-retention-and-dropout-rate-by-level/
Direção-Geral de Estatísticas da Educação e Ciência, School retention and dropout rate in Portugal from 2012/2013 to 2022/2023, by level of education Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1484227/portugal-retention-and-dropout-rate-by-level/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
School retention and dropout rate in Portugal from 2012/2013 to 2022/2023, by level of education [Graph], Direção-Geral de Estatísticas da Educação e Ciência, June 28, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1484227/portugal-retention-and-dropout-rate-by-level/