Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male in Portugal
Portugal: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male was 84.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male in Portugal, 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 84.8% for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male in 2021. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male in Portugal peaked at 84.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 39.3%, in 2006.
Portugal ranks 16th of 80 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, upper secondary education, rural, male in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 39.3% | — |
| 2007 | 44.6% | +13.5% |
| 2008 | 40.2% | -9.8% |
| 2009 | 47.3% | +17.4% |
| 2010 | 49.8% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 59.4% | +19.2% |
| 2012 | 62.1% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 62.7% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 62.8% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 67.8% | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 67.2% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 66.7% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 73.2% | +9.8% |
| 2019 | 80.5% | +10.1% |
| 2020 | 81.4% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 84.8% | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.8% | 39.3% | 47.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 65.2% | 49.8% | 80.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.1% | 81.4% | 84.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More education data for Portugal
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 198,049 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.3 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male in Portugal?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male in Portugal was 84.8% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 84.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.3% in 2006.
- How does Portugal rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male?
- Portugal ranks 16th out of 80 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.9%. 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, upper secondary education, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release