Your post sparked curiosity in me, and I googled it... but according to Wikipedia, the Portuguese dictatorship expanded literacy to cover most of the population, and also made a:
> strong investment in secondary and university education, which experienced in this period one of the fastest growth rates of Portuguese education history to date. [1]
So, it seems like Wikipedia contradicts your statement...
> strong investment in secondary and university education, which experienced in this period one of the fastest growth rates of Portuguese education history to date. [1]
So, it seems like Wikipedia contradicts your statement...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estado_Novo_(Portugal)#Educati...