Public statistics

Aggregated indicators of the observed base

Indicators calculated from the public data visible on the platform, always limited to the observed base available at that moment.

Observed base

Public data coverage56%

454 of the 810 mapped AE/ENA have visible public data.

AE/ENA with public data454
Schools represented3,214

Reference of 1 psychologist per 500 students

Indicators calculated from the ratio per full-time equivalent psychologist, within the observed base only.

AE/ENA above the reference338338 of the 453 AE/ENA with a calculable ratio (74.6%) are above 500 students per full-time equivalent psychologist.
AE/ENA with no psychologists reported10.2% among AE/ENA with visible public data.

In this section, each full-time professional counts as 1 and each part-time professional counts as 0.5.

Distribution of the observed ratios

The view below presents two ratios: students per psychologist and students per full-time equivalent psychologist.

Students per psychologist

Median600
Average694.1
Standard deviation567.5
Minimum19
Maximum10,000
  • Up to 500 students33.7% (n = 153)
  • 501 to 750 students36.1% (n = 164)
  • More than 750 students30% (n = 136)
  • No valid base0.2% (n = 1)

Students per full-time equivalent psychologist

Median666.7
Average748.9
Standard deviation566
Minimum19
Maximum10,000
  • Up to 500 students25.3% (n = 115)
  • 501 to 750 students34.6% (n = 157)
  • More than 750 students39.9% (n = 181)
  • No valid base0.2% (n = 1)

Ratio by district

For territorial reading, the district is used. In each district, the values summarize only the AE/ENA with a calculable ratio.

Students per psychologist

DistrictAE/ENA with calculable ratioMedianAverageStandard deviationMinimumMaximum
Aveiro30640.9650.3217.8252.71,125
Beja5500459.2116.1252598
Braga41600611.5224.21271,200
Bragança5315493.5284.92341,006
Castelo Branco13400445.1151.4195684.5
Coimbra24599.5710.1380.3166.71,850
Évora12482.3476.4172.1241.5793
Faro31500979.51,724.11910,000
Guarda5533.5635.72313781,050
Leiria26650688.4348.72112,020
Lisboa68775860.1338321.31,700
Portalegre17302382.7255.465950
Porto73576657.4391.31002,800
Santarém25666.7695.5325.11351,300
Setúbal31786.7838.9413.12262,300
Viana do Castelo14591.8547.6146213800
Vila Real14525595.12992291,241
Viseu19582.5669.6413.81941,670

Students per full-time equivalent psychologist

DistrictAE/ENA with calculable ratioMedianAverageStandard deviationMinimumMaximum
Aveiro30715.7703.1227.62571,125
Beja5500459.2116.1252598
Braga41649.7693.8268.92541,600
Bragança5420579274.63121,006
Castelo Branco13510493.2137195684.5
Coimbra24610.5754.7370.62001,850
Évora12596.7536.9166.2251793
Faro31571.41,020.91,715.31910,000
Guarda5700671.3226.13781,050
Leiria26677.1746355.32112,020
Lisboa68868.7913.6318.6367.11,700
Portalegre17350.7415242.686.7950
Porto73650718.3386.5133.32,800
Santarém25733.3739.23201351,300
Setúbal31852894.24272262,300
Viana do Castelo14600611203.9213960
Vila Real14576.7642.6297.4234.51,241
Viseu19628.5725.9418.81941,670

Reported professionals

Aggregated total of professionals reported in AE/ENA with visible public data.

Full-time (35 h)940
Part-time (18 h)199
Full-time equivalent total1,039.5

The full-time equivalent total is calculated by counting each full-time professional as 1 and each part-time professional as 0.5.

Aggregated professional characterization

Statistical base: 606 valid professional characterizations, submitted by 593 unique professionals. The same professional may appear in more than one characterization when working in more than one AE/ENA.

Entity through which functions are exercised

Distribution of characterized professionals by the entity through which they exercise their functions.

Ministry of Education / AE/ENA93.4%n = 556
Municipality5.7%n = 34
Other public entity0%n = 0
Private or social-sector entity0%n = 0
Other entity0.8%n = 5

Employment relationship

  • Open-ended contract302 · 49.8%
  • Fixed-term contract295 · 48.7%
  • Other situation9 · 1.5%

Workload

  • Full-time (35 h)534 · 88.1%
  • Part-time (18 h)66 · 10.9%
  • Other regular workload6 · 1%

Mobility

  • In mobility26 · 4.4%
  • Not in mobility568 · 95.6%

Experience in school psychology

Distribution of years of work in school psychology, considering only valid answers for this item.

Median15
Average16.8
Standard deviation11.2
Minimum0
Maximum118

Base válida: n = 606

Experience in the current AE/ENA

Distribution of years spent in the current AE/ENA, considering only valid answers for this item.

Median9
Average11.1
Standard deviation9.4
Minimum0
Maximum40

Base válida: n = 606

Experience in the current AE/ENA by employment relationship

Years spent in the current AE/ENA, by employment relationship. The measures summarize only valid answers within each group.

Employment relationshipMedianAverageStandard deviationMinimumMaximumN
Open-ended contract13.516.99.6040302
Fixed-term contract55.34.4036295
Other situation65.83.70149

Employment relationship x workload

Within each employment relationship, the distribution shows the relative weight of full-time, part-time and other regular situations.

Employment relationshipFull-time (35 h)Part-time (18 h)Other regular workloadN
Open-ended contract297 · 98.3%3 · 1%2 · 0.7%302
Fixed-term contract230 · 78%62 · 21%3 · 1%295
Other situation7 · 77.8%1 · 11.1%1 · 11.1%9

Percentages and summary measures are calculated only from valid responses for each item.