Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Portugal
Portugal: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent was 0.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Portugal, 2014–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 0.9% for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in 2023.
That represents a change of up 37.5% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Portugal peaked at 1.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2022.
Portugal ranks 30th of 52 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 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 doctoral or equivalent in Portugal?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Portugal was 0.9% in 2023, 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 1.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2022.
- How does Portugal rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Portugal ranks 30th out of 52 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release