Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Portugal
Portugal: Completion rate, lower secondary education, female was 98.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Portugal, 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Portugal is 98.8%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Portugal peaked at 98.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 83.7%, in 2007.
That places Portugal 21st out of 92 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 84.1% | — |
| 2007 | 83.7% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 87.8% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 90.0% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 93.0% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 93.7% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 93.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 94.0% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 94.3% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 95.2% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 95.7% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 96.8% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 95.6% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 96.9% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 97.4% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 98.8% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.4% | 83.7% | 90.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 94.9% | 93.0% | 96.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.1% | 97.4% | 98.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More education data for Portugal
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Portugal?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Portugal was 98.8% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, female recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 98.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, female recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.7% in 2007.
- How does Portugal rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, female?
- Portugal ranks 21st out of 92 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release