Currently, DL in Portugal covers on

Currently, DL in Portugal covers only a small proportion of HE enrolment, roughly less than 3 per cent. Approximately 90% of these students are enrolled with the Universidade Aberta (UAb), while small offerings come from other Universities and Polytechnics.
The UAb has a student body of approximately 10,000 students, though the number has fluctuated around this number in recent years. Its programme offering remains narrowly focused on a few disciplines and a significant proportion of its programmes, approximately 30 per cent, is directed at Portuguese speaking students in former colonies.