Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral gender in Portugal
Portugal: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral gender was 0.8453 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Portugal, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Portugal is 0.8453 GPIA, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 10.7% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Portugal peaked at 0.8929 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6363 GPIA, in 2015.
Portugal ranks 18th of 59 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral gender in Portugal, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.8825 GPIA | — |
| 2015 | 0.6363 GPIA | -27.9% |
| 2016 | 0.7191 GPIA | +13.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8268 GPIA | +15.0% |
| 2018 | 0.854 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7981 GPIA | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 0.7814 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.8929 GPIA | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 0.7638 GPIA | -14.5% |
| 2024 | 0.8453 GPIA | +10.7% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.8453 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.6922 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.8453 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.775 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7861 GPIA | 0.6363 GPIA | 0.8825 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.8209 GPIA | 0.7638 GPIA | 0.8929 GPIA | 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 doctoral or equivalent in Portugal?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Portugal was 0.8453 GPIA in 2024, 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 0.8929 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6363 GPIA in 2015.
- How does Portugal rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Portugal ranks 18th out of 59 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. 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 Doctoral or equivalent education, 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