Completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Portugal
Portugal: Completion rate, lower secondary education, male was 98.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Portugal, 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Portugal is 98.5%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Portugal peaked at 98.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 73.6%, in 2006.
Portugal ranks 18th of 92 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 73.6% | — |
| 2007 | 77.3% | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 77.2% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 80.8% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 82.9% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 88.5% | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 89.0% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 91.3% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 91.6% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 92.9% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 92.6% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 92.9% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 92.6% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 95.6% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 95.5% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 98.5% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.2% | 73.6% | 80.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 91.0% | 82.9% | 95.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.0% | 95.5% | 98.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 15 Kazakhstan 98.6% compare
- 16 United States 98.5% compare
- 17 Denmark 98.5% compare
- 19 Switzerland 98.5% compare
- 20 Hungary 98.3% compare
- 20 Sweden 98.3% compare
More education data for Portugal
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Portugal?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Portugal was 98.5% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, male recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, male recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.6% in 2006.
- How does Portugal rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, male?
- Portugal ranks 18th out of 92 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release