Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Portugal
Portugal: Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ was 0.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Portugal, 2014–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 0.7% for educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.6% on the previous year and up 64.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Portugal peaked at 0.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2015.
That places Portugal 26th out of 58 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Portugal, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.4% | — |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +23.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +18.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -12.5% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | +25.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More education data for Portugal
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 291,682 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0276 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 306,979 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.029 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 741,752 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.2518 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 52,131 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.6574 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Portugal?
- Educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Portugal was 0.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2015.
- How does Portugal rank for educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+?
- Portugal ranks 26th out of 58 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.9%. 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, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, female (%) (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 Doctoral or equivalent.