Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Portugal
Portugal: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 1 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
23rd
of 132 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 1998
All-time low
0.7569 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
30
1970–2024
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Portugal, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 1 GPIA for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Portugal peaked at 1 GPIA in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.7569 GPIA, in 1970.
Portugal ranks 23rd of 132 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Portugal, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7569 GPIA | — |
| 1981 | 0.8397 GPIA | +10.9% |
| 1991 | 0.9033 GPIA | +7.6% |
| 1998 | 1 GPIA | +10.7% |
| 1999 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7569 GPIA | 0.7569 GPIA | 0.7569 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.8397 GPIA | 0.8397 GPIA | 0.8397 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.9678 GPIA | 0.9033 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 20 Moldova 1 GPIA compare
- 21 Poland 1 GPIA compare
- 22 Azerbaijan 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Albania 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Australia 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Austria 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Belgium 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Bulgaria 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Bermuda 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Canada 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Switzerland 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Czechia 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Germany 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Denmark 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Spain 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Finland 1 GPIA compare
- 23 France 1 GPIA compare
- 23 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Greece 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Croatia 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Hungary 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Ireland 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Iceland 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Israel 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Italy 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Lithuania 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Luxembourg 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Latvia 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Malta 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Netherlands 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Norway 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Romania 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Slovakia 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Slovenia 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Sweden 1 GPIA compare
More education data for Portugal
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 598,661 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0566 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 598,661 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.89 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0566 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 291,682 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Portugal?
- Educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Portugal was 1 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 1998.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7569 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Portugal rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Portugal ranks 23rd out of 132 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release