Educational attainment rate … female Bachelor location LPIA in Portugal
Portugal: Educational attainment rate … female Bachelor location LPIA was 0.5097 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Portugal, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Portugal stood at 0.5097 LPIA.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Portugal peaked at 0.7589 LPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.424 LPIA, in 2017.
That places Portugal 33rd out of 80 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … female Bachelor location LPIA in Portugal, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.5026 LPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.4785 LPIA | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 0.4927 LPIA | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4652 LPIA | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4811 LPIA | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4363 LPIA | -9.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4742 LPIA | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4725 LPIA | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5043 LPIA | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 0.5157 LPIA | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5475 LPIA | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 0.559 LPIA | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5512 LPIA | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5655 LPIA | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.5557 LPIA | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.5749 LPIA | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.6042 LPIA | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 0.587 LPIA | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.7589 LPIA | +29.3% |
| 2017 | 0.424 LPIA | -44.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4903 LPIA | +15.6% |
| 2019 | 0.4272 LPIA | -12.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4625 LPIA | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 0.5039 LPIA | +8.9% |
| 2023 | 0.5097 LPIA | +1.2% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.5097 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.6391 LPIA, 80% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.5097 LPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6185 LPIA, 82% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … female Bachelor location LPIA 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 | -44.1% | 0.7589 LPIA | 0.424 LPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4906 LPIA | 0.4785 LPIA | 0.5026 LPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.4948 LPIA | 0.4363 LPIA | 0.559 LPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5539 LPIA | 0.424 LPIA | 0.7589 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.492 LPIA | 0.4625 LPIA | 0.5097 LPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 30 Sri Lanka 0.5658 LPIA compare
- 31 Azerbaijan 0.5392 LPIA compare
- 32 South Korea 0.5129 LPIA compare
- 34 Costa Rica 0.5063 LPIA compare
- 35 Mongolia 0.4903 LPIA compare
- 36 Uruguay 0.4869 LPIA compare
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 0.5097 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 0.7589 LPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.424 LPIA in 2017.
- How does Portugal rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Portugal ranks 33rd out of 80 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 11.3%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release