Educational attainment rate, completed … male Bachelor rural s in Portugal
Portugal: Educational attainment rate, completed … male Bachelor rural s was 9.8% 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 9.8%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Portugal peaked at 15.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 1998.
Portugal ranks 40th of 85 countries on this measure, 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 … male Bachelor rural s in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 3.3% | — |
| 1999 | 3.8% | +15.2% |
| 2000 | 4.2% | +8.8% |
| 2001 | 3.9% | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 4.6% | +20.9% |
| 2004 | 5.2% | +13.2% |
| 2005 | 5.1% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 5.3% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 5.4% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 6.2% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 8.3% | +32.7% |
| 2012 | 8.6% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 8.8% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 9.9% | +12.0% |
| 2015 | 10.9% | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 15.2% | +38.9% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | -60.7% |
| 2018 | 5.9% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 6.5% | +15.8% |
| 2021 | 9.7% | +48.8% |
| 2022 | 9.9% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 9.8% | -1.0% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 9.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 13.7%, 71% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 9.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.1%, 69% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed … male Bachelor rural s 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 | -60.7% | 15.2% | 6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.6% | 3.3% | 3.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 3.8% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 5.6% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 6.5% | 9.9% | 4 |
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 9.8% 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 15.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 1998.
- How does Portugal rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Portugal ranks 40th out of 85 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 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, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release