Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Portugal
Portugal: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male was 87.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Portugal, 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 87.9% for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in 2021. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.3% on the previous year and up 53.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Portugal peaked at 87.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 39.3%, in 2006.
That places Portugal 18th 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, male in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 39.3% | — |
| 2007 | 45.6% | +15.9% |
| 2008 | 45.9% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 51.1% | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 57.2% | +11.9% |
| 2011 | 57.1% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 58.4% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 61.4% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 65.9% | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 70.8% | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 73.9% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 75.7% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 78.1% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 76.9% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 78.3% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 87.9% | +12.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.5% | 39.3% | 51.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 67.6% | 57.1% | 78.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.1% | 78.3% | 87.9% | 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, upper secondary education, urban, male in Portugal?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Portugal was 87.9% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 87.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.3% in 2006.
- How does Portugal rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male?
- Portugal ranks 18th out of 81 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.9%. 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release