Archive:Europe 2020 indicators - Portugal
- Data from June 2014. Most recent data: Further Eurostat information, Main tables. Planned article update: August 2017.
This article is part of a set of statistical articles on Europe 2020 strategy, focusing on the situation in Portugal.
Source: Eurostat, see dedicated web section: Europe 2020 indicators
Explanations on this radar chart are available here.
Main statistical findings
Source: Eurostat, see dedicated web section: Europe 2020 indicators
By 2012, Portugal had managed to reduce its GHG emissions in non-ETS sectors by 12 % compared with the ESD base year, thus remaining well below its target of at most a 1 % increase by 2020. Since 2011, the country has continuously met its target on primary energy consumption and has reduced the distance to its target on renewable energy to 4 percentage points. Portugal has also achieved a notable reduction in the share of early leavers from education and training, narrowing the gap to its respective target by 21.2 percentage points between 2008 and 2015. In contrast, the country was among the Member States furthest from their tertiary education targets, with a gap of 8.1 percentage points to be closed by 2020. Portugal’s progress towards its national employment and poverty reduction targets was strongly affected by the economic crisis. Employment rates deteriorated sharply in the period between 2008 and 2012, before rising slightly to 69.1 % by 2015. The number of people people at risk of poverty or social exclusion would need to be reduced by 306 000 by 2020 to meet the national commitment, from nearly 2.9 million in 2014.
Data sources and availability
More information about the origin of the data and the calculation of indicators can be obtained via the Europe 2020 indicators dedicated website.
Under 'Tables', click on the icons next to the indicators:
- 'Explanatory texts (metadata)' for a detailed overview of the collection and compilation methods;
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A more general overview of quality procedures can be found in Implementation of standard reference metadata for indicators - the ESMS Indicator Profile (ESMS-IP) (PDF file).
Context
Europe 2020 is the EU’s growth and jobs strategy for the current decade, striving to pave the way to a smart, sustainable and inclusive future. The strategy envisages measures to overcome the economic crisis and move beyond it by addressing the structural weaknesses in the European economic model. The final objective is to deliver high levels of employment, productivity and social cohesion in the Member States, while reducing the impact on the natural environment.
See also
Further Eurostat information
Publications
- Smarter, greener, more inclusive - indicators to support the Europe 2020 strategy (online publication, also downloadable as PDF file
Main tables
Dedicated section
Methodology / Metadata
- Towards robust quality management for European Statistics - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council COM(2011) 211 final.
Other information
- Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of 11 March 2009 on European statistics