Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male in Portugal

Portugal: Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male was 0.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.8%
Change on year
up 13.5%
World rank
31st
of 63 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2020
All-time low
0.5%
in 2014
Years of data
11
2014–2024

Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male in Portugal, 2014–2024

00.20.40.60.82014201920242014: 0.483 cumulative2015: 0.605 cumulative2016: 0.583 cumulative2017: 0.624 cumulative2018: 0.639 cumulative2019: 0.808 cumulative2020: 0.865 cumulative2021: 0.703 cumulative2022: 0.503 cumulative2023: 0.732 cumulative2024: 0.831 cumulative

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.

Analysis

The most recent figure for educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male in Portugal is 0.8%, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.5% on the previous year and up 72.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male in Portugal peaked at 0.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2014.

That places Portugal 31st out of 63 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+, male in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative) in Portugal, 2014 to 2024.
Year cumulative Change
2014 0.5%
2015 0.6% +25.4%
2016 0.6% -3.6%
2017 0.6% +7.0%
2018 0.6% +2.3%
2019 0.8% +26.4%
2020 0.9% +7.1%
2021 0.7% -18.7%
2022 0.5% -28.5%
2023 0.7% +45.6%
2024 0.8% +13.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.6% 0.5% 0.8% 6
2020s 0.7% 0.5% 0.9% 5

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 28 Saudi Arabia 0.9% compare
  2. 29 Poland 0.9% compare
  3. 30 Estonia 0.8% compare
  4. 32 Latvia 0.8% compare
  5. 33 Spain 0.8% compare
  6. 34 Croatia 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male in Portugal?
Educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male in Portugal was 0.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2020.
What is the lowest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2014.
How does Portugal rank for educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male?
Portugal ranks 31st out of 63 countries with data for 2024.
Is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 72.1%. 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+, male (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative)
Unit
cumulative
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
63 places, 647 data points, 1994–2024
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed Doctoral or equivalent.