Portugal already has more than two million students, a number that has been growing despite the decline in birth rates in the country. This contradictory phenomenon is explained by the increase in immigration, which has compensated for the decrease in births and contributed to the maintenance and growth of the school population.
This conclusion results from a study carried out by the Francisco Manuel dos Santos Foundation, which analyzed the evolution of the number of students in Portugal. The study attributes the growth of the school population to the significant contribution of the children of immigrants who arrive in the country and integrate into the educational system.
The foundation's research also once again alerts to the existence of large territorial inequalities in the Portuguese educational system. These regional asymmetries continue to represent a challenge for the country's educational policy, affecting various areas of the national territory in different ways.
