Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Portugal
Portugal: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female was 93.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Portugal, 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 93.5% for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in 2021. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Portugal peaked at 93.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 56.9%, in 2006.
That places Portugal 11th out of 81 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 56.9% | — |
| 2007 | 59.0% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 61.3% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 58.2% | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 63.1% | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 70.1% | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 77.6% | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 77.3% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 76.6% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 83.4% | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 80.8% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 81.5% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 84.9% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 87.6% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 91.2% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 93.5% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.8% | 56.9% | 61.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 78.3% | 63.1% | 87.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.3% | 91.2% | 93.5% | 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, urban, female in Portugal?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Portugal was 93.5% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 93.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.9% in 2006.
- How does Portugal rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female?
- Portugal ranks 11th out of 81 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. 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, upper secondary education, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release