Educational attainment rate, completed … female Bachelor rural s in Portugal
Portugal: Educational attainment rate, completed … female Bachelor rural s was 15.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Portugal, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 15.1% for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Portugal peaked at 20.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 1999.
Portugal ranks 33rd of 81 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … female Bachelor rural s in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 5.3% | — |
| 1999 | 5.2% | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 5.5% | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 5.7% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 6.2% | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 6.6% | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 7.7% | +17.8% |
| 2005 | 7.8% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 8.6% | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 9.0% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 9.7% | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 10.1% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 10.7% | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 11.6% | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 12.5% | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 13.6% | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 15.4% | +13.2% |
| 2015 | 15.7% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 20.2% | +29.0% |
| 2017 | 10.0% | -50.5% |
| 2018 | 11.1% | +11.2% |
| 2019 | 10.6% | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 12.5% | +17.8% |
| 2021 | 16.3% | +30.0% |
| 2022 | 15.0% | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 15.1% | +0.9% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 15.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 20.3%, 74% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 15.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.3%, 74% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed … female Bachelor rural s in Portugal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | -50.5% | 20.2% | 10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.3% | 5.2% | 5.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.7% | 5.5% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 10.0% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 12.5% | 16.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More education data for Portugal
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.73 (2019)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.49 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 82,664 (2018)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 11,380 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 136,282 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Portugal?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Portugal was 15.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 20.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 1999.
- How does Portugal rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Portugal ranks 33rd out of 81 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. 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 rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release