Completion rate, primary education, rural, female in Portugal
Portugal: Completion rate, primary education, rural, female was 98.4% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
98.4%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
30th
of 79 countries
All-time high
98.6%
in 2019
All-time low
97.5%
in 2016
Years of data
7
2011–2021
Completion rate, primary education, rural, female in Portugal, 2011–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, completion rate, primary education, rural, female in Portugal stood at 98.4%.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, rural, female in Portugal peaked at 98.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 97.5%, in 2016.
Portugal ranks 30th of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, primary education, rural, female in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 98.5% | — |
| 2016 | 97.5% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 98.1% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 98.6% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 97.8% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 98.4% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 98.1% | 97.5% | 98.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 98.1% | 97.8% | 98.4% | 2 |
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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, primary education, rural, female in Portugal?
- Completion rate, primary education, rural, female in Portugal was 98.4% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, rural, female recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, rural, female recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.5% in 2016.
- How does Portugal rank for completion rate, primary education, rural, female?
- Portugal ranks 30th out of 79 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, primary education, rural, female rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release