Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s female in Portugal
Portugal: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s female was 28.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Portugal, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Portugal is 28.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 40.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Portugal peaked at 28.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1970.
That places Portugal 34th out of 109 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s female in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9% | — |
| 1981 | 2.2% | +135.0% |
| 1991 | 7.2% | +224.1% |
| 1998 | 7.5% | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 7.6% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 7.9% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 8.4% | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 8.9% | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 10.1% | +13.9% |
| 2004 | 11.4% | +12.7% |
| 2005 | 11.6% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 12.3% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 12.7% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 13.2% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 13.5% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 14.4% | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 15.6% | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 16.9% | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 18.1% | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 19.9% | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 20.6% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 21.5% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 21.9% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 21.5% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 23.2% | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 25.4% | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 23.2% | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 26.1% | +12.5% |
| 2023 | 26.1% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 28.0% | +7.0% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 28.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 32.0%, 87% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 28.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 28.0%, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s female 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +224.1% | 2.2% | 7.2% |
| 1981 | +135.0% | 0.9% | 2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
| 1980s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 7.4% | 7.2% | 7.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 11.0% | 7.9% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 14.4% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.8% | 23.2% | 28.0% | 5 |
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 28.0% in 2024, 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 28.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1970.
- How does Portugal rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Portugal ranks 34th out of 109 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.6%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release