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Secondary school completion rate is lowest in Lisbon, Setúbal and Algarve, study finds
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Secondary school completion rate is lowest in Lisbon, Setúbal and Algarve, study finds

SIC Notícias7 September 2026 at 06:42

The secondary school completion rate is lowest in the regions of Lisbon, Setúbal and Algarve, according to a mentioned study. This situation contrasts with other regions of the country that show higher completion rates at this education level.

Regarding teacher training, the article identifies one of the country's biggest shortages in this sector. The number of new graduates in teacher training is approximately two thousand per year, a figure that proves insufficient given the needs of the system.

The study states that the departure of teachers through retirement is approximately three thousand teachers per year, which significantly exceeds the number of new professionals entering the job market annually. This discrepancy between entries and exits worsens the problem of teacher shortages in schools.

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