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Re:The Portuguese can no longer afford to live in Portugal by andrepd on Thursday September 01, 2022 @12:35PM (#32678933)
Unfortunately education in Portugal is one of the worst in Europe. It would need a massive investment with a visionary direction to start to see results 15 years later. 4-year terms do not lend themselves well to long-term national projects like that.

Ironically, excellent education might be one of the most positive legacies the Communist regimes left to Eastern European countries, and part of why countries like Estonia or Poland will be better poised in the near future.

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Re:The Portuguese can no longer afford to live in Portugal by park777 on Thursday September 01, 2022 @01:32PM (#32679944)
Incorrect. Education in Portugal was one of the worst in Europe.

Portugal is the only country in the OECD that has consistently risen in PISA scores since their inception in 2000.

Portugal was bottom of the table in 2000, and now it's at middle. Not the best, but not the worst either.

Source: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-59031-4_...

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