Portugal needs to continue to improve skills
Education attainment has improved but private returns remain high
Labour productivity is low
Unemployment statistics
Skills are facing rising demand and improve workers' labour market prospects
Labour market segmentation is high
More effort needs to be put in upskilling the labour force
Structure of public spending on active labour market programmes (ALMP)
Employers' social security contributions are high
Selected indicators of education performance
Early school leaving rate and targets
Grade repetition is too commonly used and entails high costs
The student-teacher ratio is low
Teachers' skills need to be improved
Relationship between students' participation in higher education and socio‑economic status
Average returns to costs ratio of government investment in tertiary education
Enrolment is low in areas of reduced unemployment
Returns to skills by occupational group
Management skills are low
Professional management is scarcely used
Diffusion of selected ICT tools and activities in enterprises
Doctorate holders work primarily in the education sector
Only a small share of SMEs collaborates on innovation with higher education or research institutions