Secondary and Post-Secondary Schools

This page provides information on secondary and post-secondary education establishments, taking into account their distribution and educational offer, namely: the number of establishments by public or private nature, level of education, type of course, year of schooling and training areas.

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Secondary and Post-Secondary Schools

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Category Value
Porto 203
Vila Nova de Gaia 200
Braga 155
Leiria 148
Coimbra 143
Santa Maria da Feira 119
Guimarães 119
Viseu 118
Vila Nova de Famalicão 111
Gondomar 110
Barcelos 108
Matosinhos 99
Maia 83
Aveiro 72
Viana do Castelo 70
Figueira da Foz 61
Penafiel 60
Valongo 60
Covilhã 59
Santo Tirso 58
Marco de Canaveses 57
Vila do Conde 57
Oliveira de Azeméis 56
Póvoa de Varzim 53
Felgueiras 51
Data collected at: 2024/25 Geographic level: Region Centro and Region Norte
Source: DGEEC

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Category Value
Dec 2025 4489
Dec 2024 4493
Data collected at: 2024/25 Geographic level: Region Centro and Region Norte
Source: DGEEC

Number of establishments by nature

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Category Value
Public 3153
Private 1336
Most educational institutions are of the type Public (70.24%), while the fewest are of the type Private (29.76%).
Data collected at: 2024/25 Geographic level: Region Centro and Region Norte
Source: DGEEC

Number of establishments by level of education

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Category Value
< 1st Cycle of Basic Education 2953
1st Cycle of Basic Education 1321
Secondary Education 200
Post Secondary Education 15
Most educational institutions correspond to the < 1st Cycle of Basic Education level (65.78%), while the level with the fewest institutions is Post Secondary Education (0.33%).
Data collected at: 2024/25 Geographic level: Region Centro and Region Norte
Source: DGEEC

Number of establishments by type of course

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Category Value
Others 2958
Apprenticeship Courses 1056
EFA Courses 153
RVCC Processes 142
Professional Courses 82
CEF Courses 41
Modular Courses 18
CET Courses 15
Specialized Artistic Courses 12
Scientific and Humanities Courses 10
Self Planned Courses 2
The most common type of course in educational institutions is Others (65.89%), while the least common is Self Planned Courses (0.04%).
Data collected at: 2024/25 Geographic level: Region Centro and Region Norte
Source: DGEEC

Number of establishments per year of schooling

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Category Value
1st Year 585
5th Year 324
Year 10 119
Year 7 71
2nd Year 26
3rd Year 14
Year 9 12
Year 8 8
Year 12 8
Year 11 6
4th Year 6
6th Grade 2
The grade level with the highest frequency in educational institutions is 1st Year (49.53%), while the one with the lowest frequency is 6th Grade (0.17%).
Data collected at: 2024/25 Geographic level: Region Centro and Region Norte
Source: DGEEC

Number of establishments per course

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Category Value
Health care assistant 17
Cookery/Pastry Technician 15
Visual Arts 9
Hairdresser 9
Cook 9
Sociocultural Animator 9
Automobile Mechatronics Technician 9
Family and Community Support Worker 8
Photography Operator 8
Logistics Technician 8
Management Support Technician 8
Computer Operator 8
Educational Action Technician 7
Administrative Assistant 6
Distribution operator 6
Gardening operator 6
Child and Youth Carer 5
Basic Music Course (2nd Cycle) 5
Course in Music Education and Training 5
Sales Technician 5
Science and Technology 5
Commercial Technician 4
Agricultural operator 4
Communication and Digital Service Technician 4
Pharmacy Assistant Technician 4
The course with the highest frequency on the education establishments is Health care assistant (5.59%), while the one with the lowest frequency is Performing Arts - Set Design, Costumes and Props (0.33%).
Data collected at: 2024/25 Geographic level: Region Centro and Region Norte
Source: DGEEC