Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female in Portugal
Portugal: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female was 96.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female in Portugal, 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female in Portugal stood at 96.8%.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female in Portugal peaked at 97.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 84.6%, in 2007.
Portugal ranks 26th of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 86.3% | — |
| 2007 | 84.6% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 89.4% | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 92.0% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 97.0% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 94.3% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 94.4% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 94.5% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 92.7% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 95.0% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 96.1% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 95.9% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 97.1% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 95.6% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 96.8% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.1% | 84.6% | 92.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 95.0% | 92.7% | 97.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.2% | 95.6% | 96.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More education data for Portugal
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 375,800 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1701 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 265,025 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 428,206 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.63 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 42,707 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,424 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 230,157 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.92 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female in Portugal?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female in Portugal was 96.8% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 97.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.6% in 2007.
- How does Portugal rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female?
- Portugal ranks 26th out of 79 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release