Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Portugal
Portugal: Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population was 26.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Portugal, 2004–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 26.1% for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.3% on the previous year and up 45.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Portugal peaked at 26.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 2004.
That places Portugal 61st out of 110 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Portugal, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 10.7% | — |
| 2005 | 10.9% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 11.7% | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 11.8% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 12.1% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 12.5% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 13.2% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 14.5% | +9.8% |
| 2012 | 15.6% | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 16.3% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 18.0% | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 18.7% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 19.6% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 19.8% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 19.2% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 21.4% | +11.5% |
| 2020 | 23.1% | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 21.9% | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 24.1% | +9.8% |
| 2023 | 24.5% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 26.1% | +6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.6% | 10.7% | 12.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 13.2% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.9% | 21.9% | 26.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More education data for Portugal
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Portugal?
- Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Portugal was 26.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 26.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 2004.
- How does Portugal rank for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population?
- Portugal ranks 61st out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed post-secondary non-tertiary education.