Archive:Europe 2020 indicators - Portugal
- Data from July 2013. Most recent data: Further Eurostat information, Main tables.
This article is part of a greener, more inclusive - indicators to support the Europe 2020 strategy set of statistical articles based on the Eurostat publication Smarter, greener, more inclusive? - Indicators to support the Europe 2020 strategy. It provides recent statistics on the Europe 2020 strategy of the European Union (EU), focusing on the situation in Belgium.
Main statistical findings
With a gap of 1.7 % in 2011, Portugal was close to its national target of reducing the number of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion. By reducing its GHG emissions by 6 % by 2010 (compared with 2005) the country was also well below its GHG emissions target. Although growth in the share of renewable energy sources in Portugal has been somewhat tentative since 2008, the country is closer to its renewable energies target than the EU average. The economic crisis had a particularly severe impact on Portugal, which is reflected in the large gap (8.5 percentage points in 2012) to the employment target. Further progress towards the national education targets is needed, with Portugal being the country farthest from its early leaving from education and training target (10.8 percentage points gap in 2012) and with the second largest distance to its tertiary education target (12.8 percentage points gap).
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;
- 'Information on the leaf' for data availability per country.
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
Measures implemented to meet the national targets
The National Reform Programme of Portugal is currently available only in Portuguese; for details on the measures implemented in Portugal see http://ec.europa.eu/europe2020/pdf/nd/prgrep2013_portugal_pt.pdf.
The European Commission's 2013 country-specific recommendations
In order to avoid duplication with the measures adopted by the European Commission, The European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund under the Economic Adjustment Programme, no additional recommendations for Portugal were issued in the framework of the European Semester. For more detailed information on recommendations under the Economic Adjustment Programme, see http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/assistance_eu_ms/portugal/index_en.htm
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 COM(2011) 211 final
Other information
- Regulation 223/2009 of 11 March 2009 on European statistics