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2016/2017 Data:

Table 1: Population and enrolment
Table 2: Age samples
Table 3: Children/learners with an official decision of SEN

Question	ISCED 02			ISCED 1			ISCED 2			ISCED 3
Question	Boys:	Girls:	Total:	Boys:	Girls:	Total:	Boys:	Girls:	Total:	Boys:	Girls:	Total:
1.1 Actual population of children/learners at:	130,829	124,218	255,047 1.1	290,147	278,079	568,226 1.2	153,748	146,265	300,013 1.3	162,962	155,234	318,196 1.4
1.2 Children/learners enrolled in all formal educational settings at:	118,798	112,800	231,598 2.1	304,283	282,184	586,467 2.2	172,046	158,902	330,948 2.3	172,930	165,968	338,898 2.4
1.3 Children/learners out of formal educational settings at:	M	M	M 3.1	M	M	M 3.2	M	M	M 3.3	M	M	M 3.4
1.4 Children/learners enrolled in mainstream formal educational settings at:	118,798	112,800	231,598 4.1	304,182	282,138	586,320 4.2	171,449	158,651	330,100 4.3	172,930	165,968	338,898 4.4
1.5 Children/learners enrolled in mainstream groups/classes for at least 80% of the time at:	118,798	112,800	231,598 5.1	301,228	280,489	581,717 5.2	168,629	156,797	325,426 5.3	171,269	164,799	336,068 5.4

Sources and notes:

^1.1 Sources: Eurostat 2017 (demo_r_d2jan); data for mainland Portugal (Code PT1 – Continente)
Notes: ISCED 02: ages 3–5 years.
^1.2 Sources: Eurostat 2017 (demo_r_d2jan); data for mainland Portugal (Code PT1 – Continente)
Notes: ISCED 1: ages 6–11 years.
^1.3 Sources: Eurostat 2017 (demo_r_d2jan); data for mainland Portugal (Code PT1 – Continente)
Notes: ISCED 2: ages 12–14 years.
^1.4 Sources: Eurostat 2017 (demo_r_d2jan); data for mainland Portugal (Code PT1 – Continente)
Notes: ISCED 3: ages 15–17 years.
^2.1 Sources: Direção-Geral de Estatísticas da Educação e Ciência – DGEEC (Directorate-General for Education and Science Statistics) data for mainland Portugal, http://www.dgeec.mec.pt
Notes: Enrolment in pre-primary education is not compulsory.
^2.2 Sources: Direção-Geral de Estatísticas da Educação e Ciência – DGEEC (Directorate-General for Education and Science Statistics) data for mainland Portugal, http://www.dgeec.mec.pt
Notes: The differences between Q1.1 and 1.2 are justified by the nature of the reported information. Q1.1 Data on population: estimates produced by the Instituto Nacional de Estatística (Statistics Portugal); data on enrolments: electronic questionnaires and administrative data collected from schools. Q1.2 The repetition phenomenon that exists in primary and secondary education in Portugal must be considered.
^2.3 Sources: Direção-Geral de Estatísticas da Educação e Ciência – DGEEC (Directorate-General for Education and Science Statistics) data for mainland Portugal, http://www.dgeec.mec.pt
Notes: The differences between Q1.1 and 1.2 are justified by the nature of the reported information. Q1.1 Data on population: estimates produced by the Instituto Nacional de Estatística (Statistics Portugal); data on enrolments: electronic questionnaires and administrative data collected from schools. Q1.2 The repetition phenomenon that exists in primary and secondary education in Portugal must be considered.
^2.4 Sources: Direção-Geral de Estatísticas da Educação e Ciência – DGEEC (Directorate-General for Education and Science Statistics) data for mainland Portugal, http://www.dgeec.mec.pt
Notes: The differences between Q1.1 and 1.2 are justified by the nature of the reported information. Q1.1 Data on population: estimates produced by the Instituto Nacional de Estatística (Statistics Portugal); data on enrolments: electronic questionnaires and administrative data collected from schools. Q1.2 The repetition phenomenon that exists in primary and secondary education in Portugal must be considered.
^3.1 Notes: In Portugal, compulsory education is for 12 years or up to 18 years old. According to legislation, school leavers or children excused from school attendance due to health problems are outside the formal education system.
^3.2 Notes: In Portugal, compulsory education is for 12 years or up to 18 years old. According to legislation, school leavers or learners excused from school attendance due to health problems are outside the formal education system.
^3.3 Notes: In Portugal, compulsory education is for 12 years or up to 18 years old. According to legislation, school leavers or learners excused from school attendance due to health problems are outside the formal education system.
^3.4 Notes: In Portugal, compulsory education is for 12 years or up to 18 years old. According to legislation, school leavers or learners excused from school attendance due to health problems are outside the formal education system.
^4.1 Sources: Direção-Geral de Estatísticas da Educação e Ciência – DGEEC (Directorate-General for Education and Science Statistics) data for mainland Portugal, http://www.dgeec.mec.pt
^4.2 Sources: Direção-Geral de Estatísticas da Educação e Ciência – DGEEC (Directorate-General for Education and Science Statistics) data for mainland Portugal, http://www.dgeec.mec.pt
^4.3 Sources: Direção-Geral de Estatísticas da Educação e Ciência – DGEEC (Directorate-General for Education and Science Statistics) data for mainland Portugal, http://www.dgeec.mec.pt
^4.4 Sources: Direção-Geral de Estatísticas da Educação e Ciência – DGEEC (Directorate-General for Education and Science Statistics) data for mainland Portugal, http://www.dgeec.mec.pt
^5.1 Sources: Direção-Geral de Estatísticas da Educação e Ciência – DGEEC (Directorate-General for Education and Science Statistics) data for mainland Portugal, http://www.dgeec.mec.pt
^5.2 Sources: Direção-Geral de Estatísticas da Educação e Ciência – DGEEC (Directorate-General for Education and Science Statistics) data for mainland Portugal, http://www.dgeec.mec.pt
^5.3 Sources: Direção-Geral de Estatísticas da Educação e Ciência – DGEEC (Directorate-General for Education and Science Statistics) data for mainland Portugal, http://www.dgeec.mec.pt
^5.4 Sources: Direção-Geral de Estatísticas da Educação e Ciência – DGEEC (Directorate-General for Education and Science Statistics) data for mainland Portugal, http://www.dgeec.mec.pt

Question	4 years			9 years			15 years			17 years
Question	Boys:	Girls:	Total:	Boys:	Girls:	Total:	Boys:	Girls:	Total:	Boys:	Girls:	Total:
2.1 Population aged:	43,945	41,428	85,373 1.1	47,485	45,404	92,889 1.2	51,973	48,983	100,956 1.3	54,630	52,692	107,322 1.4
2.2. Children/learners enrolled in all formal educational settings aged:	40,695	38,519	79,214 2.1	47,488	44,550	92,038 2.2	52,121	49,194	101,315 2.3	53,463	51,436	104,899 2.4
2.3 Children/learners out of formal education aged:	M	M	M 3.1	M	M	M 3.2	M	M	M 3.3	M	M	M 3.4
2.4 Children/learners enrolled in mainstream formal educational settings aged:	40,695	38,519	79,214 4.1	47,475	44,546	92,021 4.2	52,017	49,143	101,160 4.3	53,369	51,386	104,755 4.4
2.5 Children/learners enrolled in mainstream groups/classes for at least 80% of the time aged:	40,695	38,519	79,214 5.1	47,185	44,421	91,606 5.2	51,084	48,502	99,586 5.3	52,502	50,767	103,269 5.4

Sources and notes:

^1.1 Sources: Eurostat 2017 (demo_r_d2jan); data for mainland Portugal (Code PT1 – Continente)
^1.2 Sources: Eurostat 2017 (demo_r_d2jan); data for mainland Portugal (Code PT1 – Continente)
^1.3 Sources: Eurostat 2017 (demo_r_d2jan); data for mainland Portugal (Code PT1 – Continente)
^1.4 Sources: Eurostat 2017 (demo_r_d2jan); data for mainland Portugal (Code PT1 – Continente)
^2.1 Sources: Direção-Geral de Estatísticas da Educação e Ciência – DGEEC (Directorate-General for Education and Science Statistics) data for mainland Portugal, http://www.dgeec.mec.pt
Notes: Enrolment in pre-primary education is not compulsory.
^2.2 Sources: Direção-Geral de Estatísticas da Educação e Ciência – DGEEC (Directorate-General for Education and Science Statistics) data for mainland Portugal, http://www.dgeec.mec.pt
^2.3 Sources: Direção-Geral de Estatísticas da Educação e Ciência – DGEEC (Directorate-General for Education and Science Statistics) data for mainland Portugal, http://www.dgeec.mec.pt
^2.4 Sources: Direção-Geral de Estatísticas da Educação e Ciência – DGEEC (Directorate-General for Education and Science Statistics) data for mainland Portugal, http://www.dgeec.mec.pt
^3.1 Notes: In Portugal, compulsory education is for 12 years or up to 18 years of age. According to legislation, school leavers or children excused from school attendance due to health problems are outside the formal education system.
^3.2 Notes: In Portugal, compulsory education is for 12 years or up to 18 years of age. According to legislation, school leavers or children excused from school attendance due to health problems are outside the formal education system.
^3.3 Notes: In Portugal, compulsory education is for 12 years or up to 18 years of age. According to legislation, school leavers or children excused from school attendance due to health problems are outside the formal education system.
^3.4 Notes: In Portugal, compulsory education is for 12 years or up to 18 years of age. According to legislation, school leavers or children excused from school attendance due to health problems are outside the formal education system.
^4.1 Sources: Direção-Geral de Estatísticas da Educação e Ciência – DGEEC (Directorate-General for Education and Science Statistics) data for mainland Portugal, http://www.dgeec.mec.pt
^4.2 Sources: Direção-Geral de Estatísticas da Educação e Ciência – DGEEC (Directorate-General for Education and Science Statistics) data for mainland Portugal, http://www.dgeec.mec.pt
^4.3 Sources: Direção-Geral de Estatísticas da Educação e Ciência – DGEEC (Directorate-General for Education and Science Statistics) data for mainland Portugal, http://www.dgeec.mec.pt
^4.4 Sources: Direção-Geral de Estatísticas da Educação e Ciência – DGEEC (Directorate-General for Education and Science Statistics) data for mainland Portugal, http://www.dgeec.mec.pt
^5.1 Sources: Direção-Geral de Estatísticas da Educação e Ciência – DGEEC (Directorate-General for Education and Science Statistics) data for mainland Portugal, http://www.dgeec.mec.pt
^5.2 Sources: Direção-Geral de Estatísticas da Educação e Ciência – DGEEC (Directorate-General for Education and Science Statistics) data for mainland Portugal, http://www.dgeec.mec.pt
^5.3 Sources: Direção-Geral de Estatísticas da Educação e Ciência – DGEEC (Directorate-General for Education and Science Statistics) data for mainland Portugal, http://www.dgeec.mec.pt
^5.4 Sources: Direção-Geral de Estatísticas da Educação e Ciência – DGEEC (Directorate-General for Education and Science Statistics) data for mainland Portugal, http://www.dgeec.mec.pt

Question	ISCED 02			ISCED 1			ISCED 2			ISCED 3
Question	Boys:	Girls:	Total:	Boys:	Girls:	Total:	Boys:	Girls:	Total:	Boys:	Girls:	Total:
3.1 Children/learners with an official decision of SEN in any form of education at:	1,798	689	2,487 1.1	24,735	14,442	39,177 1.2	16,507	10,443	26,950 1.3	7,746	5,331	13,077 1.4
3.2 Children/learners with an official decision of SEN educated in mainstream groups/classes for at least 80% of the time at:	1,798	689	2,487 2.1	21,680	12,747	34,427 2.2	13,090	8,338	21,428 2.3	6,085	4,162	10,247 2.4
3.3 Children/learners with an official decision of SEN educated in separate special groups/units/classes in mainstream educational settings at:	NA	NA	NA 3.1	2,954	1,649	4,603 3.2	2,820	1,854	4,674 3.3	1,661	1,169	2,830 3.4
3.4 Children/learners with an official decision of SEN educated in separate special (pre)schools at:	NA	NA	NA 4.1	101	46	147 4.2	597	251	848 4.3	NA	NA	NA 4.4
3.5 Children/learners with an official decision of SEN educated in non-formal education at:	M	M	M 5.1	M	M	M 5.2	M	M	M 5.3	M	M	M 5.4
3.6 Children/learners with an official decision of SEN out of any form of education:	M	M	M 6.1	M	M	M 6.2	M	M	M 6.3	M	M	M 6.4

Sources and notes:

^1.1 Sources: Direção-Geral de Estatísticas da Educação e Ciência – DGEEC (Directorate-General for Education and Science Statistics) data for mainland Portugal, http://www.dgeec.mec.pt
^1.2 Sources: Direção-Geral de Estatísticas da Educação e Ciência – DGEEC (Directorate-General for Education and Science Statistics) data for mainland Portugal, http://www.dgeec.mec.pt
^1.3 Sources: Direção-Geral de Estatísticas da Educação e Ciência – DGEEC (Directorate-General for Education and Science Statistics) data for mainland Portugal, http://www.dgeec.mec.pt
^1.4 Sources: Direção-Geral de Estatísticas da Educação e Ciência – DGEEC (Directorate-General for Education and Science Statistics) data for mainland Portugal, http://www.dgeec.mec.pt
^2.1 Sources: Direção-Geral de Estatísticas da Educação e Ciência – DGEEC (Directorate-General for Education and Science Statistics) data for mainland Portugal, http://www.dgeec.mec.pt
Notes: By law, children with an official decision of SEN in pre-primary education spend all the time in their groups.
^2.2 Sources: Direção-Geral de Estatísticas da Educação e Ciência – DGEEC (Directorate-General for Education and Science Statistics) data for mainland Portugal, http://www.dgeec.mec.pt
^2.3 Sources: Direção-Geral de Estatísticas da Educação e Ciência – DGEEC (Directorate-General for Education and Science Statistics) data for mainland Portugal, http://www.dgeec.mec.pt
^2.4 Sources: Direção-Geral de Estatísticas da Educação e Ciência – DGEEC (Directorate-General for Education and Science Statistics) data for mainland Portugal, http://www.dgeec.mec.pt
^3.1 Notes: According to Portuguese legislation, children with an official decision of SEN in pre-primary education spend all the time in their groups.
^3.2 Sources: Direção-Geral de Estatísticas da Educação e Ciência – DGEEC (Directorate-General for Education and Science Statistics) data for mainland Portugal, http://www.dgeec.mec.pt
^3.3 Sources: Direção-Geral de Estatísticas da Educação e Ciência – DGEEC (Directorate-General for Education and Science Statistics) data for mainland Portugal, http://www.dgeec.mec.pt
^3.4 Sources: Direção-Geral de Estatísticas da Educação e Ciência – DGEEC (Directorate-General for Education and Science Statistics) data for mainland Portugal, http://www.dgeec.mec.pt
^4.1 Notes: By law, pre-primary education is not provided by special schools.
^4.2 Notes: The curriculum in special schools is not related to the curriculum for mainstream schools. However, the data has been calculated according to the learners' ages: ISCED 1: ages 6 to 11; ISCED 2: ages 12 to 18.
^4.3 Notes: The curriculum in special schools is not related to the curriculum for mainstream schools. However, the data has been calculated according to the learners' ages: ISCED 1: ages 6 to 11; ISCED 2: ages 12 to 18.
^4.4 Notes: Special schools do not provide upper-secondary education.
^5.1 Notes: The Direção-Geral de Estatísticas da Educação e Ciência – DGEEC (Directorate-General for Education and Science Statistics) does not have information about these children. In Portugal, compulsory education is for 12 years or up to 18 years old. According to legislation, school leavers or children excused from school attendance due to health problems are outside the formal education system.
^5.2 Notes: The Direção-Geral de Estatísticas da Educação e Ciência – DGEEC (Directorate-General for Education and Science Statistics) does not have information about these learners. In Portugal, compulsory education is for 12 years or up to 18 years old. According to legislation, school leavers or learners excused from school attendance due to health problems are outside the formal education system.
^5.3 Notes: The Direção-Geral de Estatísticas da Educação e Ciência – DGEEC (Directorate-General for Education and Science Statistics) does not have information about these learners. In Portugal, compulsory education is for 12 years or up to 18 years old. According to legislation, school leavers or learners excused from school attendance due to health problems are outside the formal education system.
^5.4 Notes: In Portugal, compulsory education is for 12 years or up to 18 years old. According to legislation, school leavers or learners excused from school attendance due to health problems are outside the formal education system.
^6.1 Notes: In Portugal, compulsory education is for 12 years or up to 18 years old. According to legislation, school leavers or children excused from school attendance due to health problems are outside the formal education system.
^6.2 Notes: In Portugal, compulsory education is for 12 years or up to 18 years old. According to legislation, school leavers or learners excused from school attendance due to health problems are outside the formal education system.
^6.3 Notes: In Portugal, compulsory education is for 12 years or up to 18 years old. According to legislation, school leavers or learners excused from school attendance due to health problems are outside the formal education system.
^6.4 Notes: In Portugal, compulsory education is for 12 years or up to 18 years old. According to legislation, school leavers or learners excused from school attendance due to health problems are outside the formal education system.

2016/2017 Data:

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