Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Portugal
Portugal: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent was 0.1634 LPIA in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2020)
0.1634 LPIA
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
27th
of 35 countries
All-time high
0.6404 LPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.1167 LPIA
in 2017
Years of data
7
2014–2020
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Portugal, 2014–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2020, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Portugal stood at 0.1634 LPIA.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 59.6% over ten years.
Portugal ranks 27th of 35 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.35 LPIA | 0.1167 LPIA | 0.6404 LPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.1634 LPIA | 0.1634 LPIA | 0.1634 LPIA | 1 |
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 doctoral or equivalent in Portugal?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Portugal was 0.1634 LPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6404 LPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1167 LPIA in 2017.
- How does Portugal rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Portugal ranks 27th out of 35 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release