In Portugal, the school retention and dropout rate generally decreased during the period considered. In the school year 2012/2013, ** percent of upper secondary education students were retained or dropped out of school. The same occurred for ** percent of middle school students. By 2023/2024, the high school retention and dropout rate stood at less than ** percent, while the rate for middle school was less than **** percent.
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Direção-Geral de EstatÃsticas da Educação e Ciência. (June 28, 2025). School retention and dropout rate in Portugal from 2012/2013 to 2023/2024, by level of education [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/1484227/portugal-retention-and-dropout-rate-by-level/
Direção-Geral de EstatÃsticas da Educação e Ciência. "School retention and dropout rate in Portugal from 2012/2013 to 2023/2024, by level of education." Chart. June 28, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 28, 2026. /statistics/1484227/portugal-retention-and-dropout-rate-by-level/
Direção-Geral de EstatÃsticas da Educação e Ciência. (2025). School retention and dropout rate in Portugal from 2012/2013 to 2023/2024, by level of education. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 28, 2026. /statistics/1484227/portugal-retention-and-dropout-rate-by-level/
Direção-Geral de EstatÃsticas da Educação e Ciência. "School Retention and Dropout Rate in Portugal from 2012/2013 to 2023/2024, by Level of Education." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 28 Jun 2025, /statistics/1484227/portugal-retention-and-dropout-rate-by-level/
Direção-Geral de EstatÃsticas da Educação e Ciência, School retention and dropout rate in Portugal from 2012/2013 to 2023/2024, by level of education ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1484227/portugal-retention-and-dropout-rate-by-level/ (last visited July 28, 2026)
School retention and dropout rate in Portugal from 2012/2013 to 2023/2024, by level of education [Graph], Direção-Geral de EstatÃsticas da Educação e Ciência, June 28, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1484227/portugal-retention-and-dropout-rate-by-level/
