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As of 4 November 2026, 1,642 schools & childcare companies are based in Portugal; 8 are hiring right now and Lisboa has the most.
As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.
- Companies
- 1,642
- Hiring now
- 8 · 4 new in 30 d
- Largest niche
- Comprehensive all through schools · 632
- Top city
- Lisboa · 153
- Parent market
- Consumer services & leisure · 17,608
Schools & childcare in Portugal, broken down
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Comprehensive all through schools | 632 | 38% |
| Primary schools | 616 | 38% |
| Kindergartens preschools | 360 | 22% |
| Childcare early learning centres | 244 | 15% |
| Private k12 schools | 196 | 12% |
| Vocational technical schools | 171 | 10% |
| Secondary schools | 152 | 9% |
| School federations & umbrella bodies | 151 | 9% |
| Universities | 79 | 5% |
| Montessori & alternative schools | 50 | 3% |
| After school & holiday clubs | 33 | 2% |
| Further education colleges | 33 | 2% |
| Home childminding | 22 | 1% |
| Summer camps | 20 | 1% |
| Academic tutoring services | 18 | 1% |
| companies · hiring | |
|---|---|
| Self-employed | 68 · 0 |
| 2-10 employees | 1,123 · 1 |
| 11-50 employees | 201 · 0 |
| 51-200 employees | 178 · 4 |
| 201-500 employees | 53 · 2 |
| 501-1000 employees | 8 · 1 |
| 1001-5000 employees | 9 · 0 |
| 5001-10000 employees | 1 · 0 |
| 10,001+ employees | 1 · 0 |
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Lisboa | 153 | 9% |
| Porto | 71 | 4% |
| Braga | 22 | 1% |
| Vila Nova de Gaia | 22 | 1% |
| Coimbra | 20 | 1% |
| Funchal | 16 | 1% |
| Amadora | 14 | 1% |
| Maia | 13 | 1% |
| Setúbal | 13 | 1% |
| Guimarães | 11 | 1% |
| Lisbon | 11 | 1% |
| Leiria | 9 | 1% |
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1,642 schools & childcare companies are based in Portugal; 8 are hiring right now and Lisboa has the most. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/market/consumer_services_leisure/portugal/schools_and_childcare)
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- Company listRich profiles with a LinkedIn-known headcount only; job boards, directories, portals and non-organisations are left out.
- HiringOpen roles read hourly from the company's own career system.
Schools & childcare in Portugal: questions
How many schools & childcare companies are there in Portugal?
1,642 with a confident classification, read from their own websites.
What is a sub-vertical?
The middle level of our industry tree: Consumer services & leisure → Schools & childcare → leaf niches such as comprehensive all through schools, primary schools, kindergartens preschools. Each company carries all three with a confidence score.
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