Completion rate, primary education, urban, female in Portugal
Portugal: Completion rate, primary education, urban, female was 99.7% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
99.7%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
10th
of 77 countries
All-time high
99.7%
in 2021
All-time low
97.8%
in 2018
Years of data
7
2015–2021
Completion rate, primary education, urban, female in Portugal, 2015–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, completion rate, primary education, urban, female in Portugal stood at 99.7%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Portugal ranks 10th of 77 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Completion rate, primary education, urban, female in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 98.1% | — |
| 2016 | 98.0% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.5% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 97.8% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 98.4% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 99.7% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 98.2% | 97.8% | 98.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 99.0% | 99.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
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 completion rate, primary education, urban, female in Portugal?
- Completion rate, primary education, urban, female in Portugal was 99.7% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, urban, female recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, urban, female recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.8% in 2018.
- How does Portugal rank for completion rate, primary education, urban, female?
- Portugal ranks 10th out of 77 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, primary education, urban, female rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release