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 coverage63.8%

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

AE/ENA with public data517
Schools represented4,767

Reference of 1 psychologist per 500 students

Full-time-equivalent psychologist ratio within the observed base.

AE/ENA above the reference374374 of the 516 AE/ENA with a calculable ratio (72.5%) 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

Two ratios: students per psychologist and students per full-time equivalent psychologist.

Students per psychologist

Median600
Average685.4
Standard deviation549.2
Minimum5.9
Maximum10,000
  • Up to 500 students35.6% (n = 184)
  • 501 to 750 students33.5% (n = 173)
  • More than 750 students30.8% (n = 159)
  • No valid base0.2% (n = 1)

Students per full-time equivalent psychologist

Median662.8
Average738.2
Standard deviation548.1
Minimum5.9
Maximum10,000
  • Up to 500 students27.5% (n = 142)
  • 501 to 750 students32.9% (n = 170)
  • More than 750 students39.5% (n = 204)
  • No valid base0.2% (n = 1)

Ratio by district

District summary, only for AE/ENA with a calculable ratio.

Students per psychologist

DistrictAE/ENA with calculable ratioMedianAverageStandard deviationMinimumMaximum
Aveiro36640.9656.3219.9252.71,125
Beja10466.7476.4248.61441,084.5
Braga47600610.4212.81271,200
Bragança7312.5403.1283.6941,006
Castelo Branco14412.5471.1173.4195809
Coimbra28574.5673.4365.4166.71,850
Évora13498478.2165.5241.5793
Faro32500959.61,700.61910,000
Guarda5533.5635.72313781,050
Leiria30650664.6348166.72,020
Lisboa75800863.8348.5321.31,700
Portalegre18282.5361.8262.85.9950
Porto79579.8675.1394.21002,800
Santarém27650661.2311.11351,300
Setúbal40800841.9444.1522,300
Viana do Castelo15570551.8157213808
Vila Real16479560.3302.21241,241
Viseu24556.5619.9398.916.11,670

Students per full-time equivalent psychologist

DistrictAE/ENA with calculable ratioMedianAverageStandard deviationMinimumMaximum
Aveiro36699710.1221.32571,125
Beja10506.3525.5217.12521,084.5
Braga47649.7685262.22541,600
Bragança7357.1468.6292.6125.31,006
Castelo Branco14521.7515.8155.1195809
Coimbra28600718.5355.12001,850
Évora13560534.1160251793
Faro32560.71,0031,691.31910,000
Guarda5700671.3226.13781,050
Leiria30670715.63562002,020
Lisboa75875913.3329.2367.11,700
Portalegre18350.3392.2253.75.9950
Porto79666.7733.6389.1133.32,800
Santarém27666.7704307.51351,300
Setúbal40900898.7459522,300
Viana do Castelo15600616.6213.1213969.6
Vila Real16531.7601.8306.11241,241
Viseu24593.3670.3406.516.41,670

Reported professionals

Aggregated total in AE/ENA with visible public data.

Full-time (35 h)1,116
Part-time (18 h)222
Full-time equivalent total1,227

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: 738 valid professional characterizations, submitted by 723 unique professionals.

Entity through which functions are exercised

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

Ministry of Education / AE/ENA93.3%n = 678
Municipality5.6%n = 41
Other public entity0%n = 0
Private or social-sector entity0.4%n = 3
Other entity0.7%n = 5

Employment relationship

  • Open-ended contract356 · 48.2%
  • Fixed-term contract371 · 50.3%
  • Other situation11 · 1.5%

Workload

  • Full-time (35 h)646 · 87.5%
  • Part-time (18 h)82 · 11.1%
  • Other regular workload10 · 1.4%

Mobility

  • In mobility29 · 4%
  • Not in mobility697 · 96%

Experience in school psychology

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

Median15
Average16.4
Standard deviation11.2
Minimum0
Maximum118

Base válida: n = 738

Experience in the current AE/ENA

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

Median8
Average10.7
Standard deviation9.3
Minimum0
Maximum40

Base válida: n = 738

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 contract1416.89.4040356
Fixed-term contract553.9036371
Other situation66.4501711

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 contract350 · 98.3%3 · 0.8%3 · 0.8%356
Fixed-term contract289 · 77.9%78 · 21%4 · 1.1%371
Other situation7 · 63.6%1 · 9.1%3 · 27.3%11

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