Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Portugal
Portugal: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 29.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Portugal, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Portugal is 29.7%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Portugal peaked at 29.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 1998.
That places Portugal 29th out of 86 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.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 10.6% | — |
| 1999 | 10.9% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 11.2% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 12.3% | +9.4% |
| 2002 | 12.8% | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 15.0% | +17.2% |
| 2004 | 16.3% | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 16.6% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 17.1% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 17.4% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 17.7% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 18.0% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 19.3% | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 20.6% | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 22.5% | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 23.7% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 25.6% | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 26.7% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 26.7% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 23.6% | -11.4% |
| 2018 | 22.7% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 24.9% | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 27.1% | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 29.2% | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 29.8% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 29.7% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.7% | 10.6% | 10.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.4% | 11.2% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 19.3% | 26.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.9% | 27.1% | 29.8% | 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 29.7% 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 29.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 1998.
- How does Portugal rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Portugal ranks 29th out of 86 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 25.1%. 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, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release