Compulsory schooling covers children and youths between the ages of 5 and 15 and is provided in official or private educational institutions (art. 1 (1), Decree-Law 42/99/M).
强制教育的受惠者包括五岁的儿童至十五岁的青少年，且在官立和私立学校实行(第42/99/M号法令第一条第一款)。