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
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male in Portugal, 2014–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More education data for Portugal
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 128,743 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 741,752 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed Doctoral or equivalent.