Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita in Portugal
Portugal: Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita was 9.7 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita in Portugal, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, average years of schooling vs. gdp per capita in Portugal stood at 9.7 years. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling vs. gdp per capita in Portugal peaked at 9.7 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.27 years, in 1990.
That places Portugal 99th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita in Portugal, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.27 years | — |
| 1991 | 5.44 years | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 5.61 years | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 5.79 years | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 5.96 years | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 6.14 years | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 6.31 years | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 6.49 years | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 6.66 years | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 6.71 years | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 6.79 years | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 6.88 years | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 6.96 years | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 7.15 years | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 7.39 years | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 7.49 years | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 7.62 years | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 7.67 years | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 7.78 years | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 7.93 years | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 8.06 years | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 8.28 years | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 8.5 years | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 8.66 years | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 8.87 years | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 8.99 years | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 9.11 years | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 9.22 years | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 9.14 years | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 9.33 years | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 9.58 years | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 9.7 years | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 9.7 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9.7 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.04 years | 5.27 years | 6.71 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.37 years | 6.79 years | 7.93 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.82 years | 8.06 years | 9.33 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.67 years | 9.58 years | 9.7 years | 4 |
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More education data for Portugal
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 52,131 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling vs. gdp per capita in Portugal?
- Average years of schooling vs. gdp per capita in Portugal was 9.7 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling vs. gdp per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 9.7 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling vs. gdp per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.27 years in 1990.
- How does Portugal rank for average years of schooling vs. gdp per capita?
- Portugal ranks 99th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.