Portugal is one of the EU-27 and OECD countries where tertiary education brings more economic benefits. In Portugal the population who have concluded tertiary education earn 69% more than those who did not go beyond upper-secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary education (ISCED 3-4). Among the countries presented in Table 1, Brazil is the one in which…
By: Margarida Carvalho and Renato Miguel do Carmo Lisbon municipality distinguishes itself from the remaining Portuguese territory by the higher earnings the workers receive there. However, the municipality is crossed by higher inequality levels than those recorded in national terms. And these inequalities aren’t homogeneously distributed on the municipality’s parishes. “Quadros de Pessoal” database is collected…
OECD (2011), Against the Odds: Disadvantage Students Who Succeed in School, OECD Publications. Portugal is one of the OECD countries that has a higher proportion of resilient students, although their proficiency levels tend to be low.