Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Portugal
Portugal: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 24.9% in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Portugal, 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Portugal is 24.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and up 42.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Portugal peaked at 24.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 1970.
Portugal ranks 39th of 112 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1 |
| 1980s | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 7.2% | 6.9% | 7.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 9.8% | 7.3% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.1% | 12.7% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.9% | 20.6% | 24.9% | 5 |
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)
- School enrollment, primary 111.0% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0049 units per person (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 24.9% 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 24.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 1970.
- How does Portugal rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Portugal ranks 39th out of 112 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 42.5%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release