Portugal has the highest proportion in the EU of employers without education or with basic education

Portugal is the European Union country with the highest proportion of employers without education or with basic education, despite the improvement recorded in recent years, according to data released today by Pordata.

In a portrait of the job market in Portugal, as part of the 1st of May (Workers’ Day), Pordata highlights that almost half of self-employed workers as employers (44%) have, at most, up to 9. th year of schooling.

However, there is a positive evolution compared to the 60% recorded 10 years ago.

Pordata highlights that, on the other hand, in 2023, employees in Portugal were equally distributed by level of education: 1/3 up to the 9th year, 1/3 with secondary education and 1/3 with a course higher.

According to the data, the biggest increase in workers by level of education, in 10 years, was registered among graduates (+10 percentage points) and the biggest decrease in people with the 1st cycle of basic education, that is, the 4th .th year (-7 percentage points).

In 2013, 1.2% of employees did not have any education cycle, 13.3% had the first cycle, 13.8% the second cycle and 22.4% the third cycle, while 25.7% had secondary and post-secondary education and 23.6% had higher education.

In 2023, 0.5% had no education cycle, 6.3% had the first cycle, 8.9% the second cycle, 18.2% the third cycle, 33% secondary and post-secondary education and 33. 1% higher education.