Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Portugal
Portugal: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 1.23 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Portugal, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Portugal is 1.23 GPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Portugal peaked at 1.29 GPIA in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.3723 GPIA, in 1970.
That places Portugal 23rd out of 108 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Portugal, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.3723 GPIA | — |
| 1981 | 0.4518 GPIA | +21.4% |
| 1991 | 0.8797 GPIA | +94.7% |
| 1998 | 1.17 GPIA | +33.2% |
| 1999 | 1.12 GPIA | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 1.16 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 1.21 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 1.29 GPIA | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 1.25 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 1.22 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 1.22 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.21 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.25 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 1.25 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.24 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.26 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 1.21 GPIA | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 1.21 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.26 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 1.26 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.25 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.25 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.26 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 1.28 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.23 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 1.25 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 1.24 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.24 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 1.23 GPIA | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3723 GPIA | 0.3723 GPIA | 0.3723 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.4518 GPIA | 0.4518 GPIA | 0.4518 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.06 GPIA | 0.8797 GPIA | 1.17 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.23 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 1.29 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.25 GPIA | 1.21 GPIA | 1.28 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.24 GPIA | 1.23 GPIA | 1.25 GPIA | 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 110.99 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 111.0% (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 1.23 GPIA 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 1.29 GPIA in 2002.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3723 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Portugal rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Portugal ranks 23rd out of 108 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 down 2.2%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release