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<journal-id>2178-2679</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Práxis Educacional]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Práx. Educ.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2178-2679</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2178-26792026000100206</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22481/praxisedu.v22i53.18674</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[O FINANCIAMENTO DA EDUCAÇÃO EM PORTUGAL: UM PROBLEMA GRAVE]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[EDUCATION FUNDING IN PORTUGAL: A SERIOUS PROBLEM]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[LA FINANCIACIÓN DE LA EDUCACIÓN EN PORTUGAL: UN PROBLEMA GRAVE]]></article-title>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cabrito]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Belmiro Gil]]></given-names>
</name>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Educação ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Lisboa ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2026</year>
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<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2026</year>
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<volume>22</volume>
<numero>53</numero>
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<self-uri xlink:href="http://educa.fcc.org.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2178-26792026000100206&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://educa.fcc.org.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2178-26792026000100206&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://educa.fcc.org.br/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2178-26792026000100206&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[Resumo: É consensual o papel da educação, nomeadamente a superior para o desenvolvimento. Apesar disso, nem sempre os países nela investem o necessário. Neste artigo, mostra-se a evolução do financiamento da educação em Portugal, comparando-a com a média da EU e da OCDE, organizações a que o país pertence, nas últimas décadas, a partir de cinco indicadores: as despesas em educação, em percentagem do PIB; o peso das despesas em educação no total das despesas públicas; a participação do Estado e das Famílias e Entidades Privadas nas despesas de educação, em percentagem; as despesas anuais do Estado por aluno, em todos os níveis educativos e no ensino superior, incluindo investigação, em dólares ppp; a origem do financiamento das instituições públicas de ensino superior. O estudo permite concluir que o financiamento público caiu na média das duas organizações bem como e muito particularmente em Portugal. Verifica-se também que em Portugal, mais do que na média da EU e da OCDE, foi brutal a desresponsabilização do Estado no financiamento da educação superior pública, obrigando as instituições públicas de ensino superior a captar financiamentos seja junto dos estudantes, através das propinas, seja junto do mercado, através de protocolos de investigação e de formação, alugueres de espaços e equipamentos e venda de serviços, evidenciando o forte processo de privatização do ensino superior público que está a ocorrer no país e que coloca em risco não só a autonomia acadêmica docente mas também a sobrevivência das instituições públicas de ensino superior.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract: Despite the existing consensus on the role of education, particularly higher education, in development, countries do not always invest the necessary amount in it. This article shows the evolution of education funding in Portugal, comparing it with the EU and OECD averages, organizations to which the country belongs, over the last few decades, based on five indicators: education expenditure as a percentage of GDP; the weight of education expenditure in total public expenditure; the participation of the State and Households and Private Entities in education expenditure, as a percentage; annual state expenditure per student, at all educational levels and in higher education, including research, in PPP dollars; and the source of funding for public higher education institutions. The study concludes that public funding has fallen on average across both organizations, and particularly in Portugal. It is also evident that in Portugal, more so than the EU and OECD average, the State has brutally abdicated its responsibility in financing public higher education, forcing public higher education institutions to seek funding either from students, through tuition fees, or from the market, through research and training agreements, space and equipment rentals, and the sale of services. This highlights the strong privatization process of public higher education that is occurring in the country and which jeopardizes not only the academic autonomy of teachers but also the survival of public higher education institutions.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen: A pesar del consenso existente sobre el papel de la educación, en particular la educación superior, en el desarrollo, los países no siempre invierten la cantidad necesaria. Este artículo muestra la evolución de la financiación de la educación en Portugal, comparándola con los países de la UE y la OCDE, en promedio, durante las últimas décadas, basándose en cinco indicadores: gasto en educación como porcentaje del PIB; peso del gasto en educación en el gasto público total; participación del Estado, hogares y entidades privadas en el gasto en educación, como porcentaje; gasto estatal anual por estudiante, en todos los niveles educativos incluida la investigación, en dólares PPP; fuente de financiación de las instituciones públicas de educación superior. El estudio concluye que la financiación pública ha disminuido en promedio en ambas organizaciones, y particularmente en Portugal. También es evidente que, en Portugal, más que en la UE y la OCDE, el Estado ha eludido brutalmente su responsabilidad en la financiación de la educación superior pública, obligando a las instituciones públicas de educación superior a buscar financiación sea de los estudiantes, a través de las tasas de matrícula, o del mercado, mediante convenios de investigación y formación, alquiler de espacios y equipos, y venta de servicios. Esto pone de relieve el fuerte proceso de privatización de la educación superior pública que se está dando en el país y que pone en riesgo no sólo la autonomía académica de los docentes sino también la supervivencia de las instituciones de educación superior pública.]]></p></abstract>
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