Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Portugal
Portugal: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 0.407 LPIA in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Portugal, 1998β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Portugal is 0.407 LPIA, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Portugal peaked at 0.7567 LPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.2882 LPIA, in 2019.
That places Portugal 38th out of 84 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.335 LPIA | 0.3162 LPIA | 0.3538 LPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.3743 LPIA | 0.3387 LPIA | 0.4041 LPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4449 LPIA | 0.2882 LPIA | 0.7567 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3997 LPIA | 0.3125 LPIA | 0.4512 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More education data for Portugal
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 52,131 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 111.0% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0049 units per person (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 0.407 LPIA 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 0.7567 LPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2882 LPIA in 2019.
- How does Portugal rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Portugal ranks 38th out of 84 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 down 9.6%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release