Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Portugal
Portugal: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.9869 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Portugal, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Portugal stood at 0.9869 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Portugal peaked at 0.9869 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8644 GPIA, in 1998.
That places Portugal 37th out of 97 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 lower secondary education or in Portugal, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.8644 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.8708 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.8886 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8909 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8867 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9114 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.937 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.9279 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9207 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9366 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.935 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9327 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9331 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9437 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9571 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9497 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9406 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9483 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9533 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9661 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9812 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9726 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9574 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9663 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9764 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9869 GPIA | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8676 GPIA | 0.8644 GPIA | 0.8708 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9168 GPIA | 0.8867 GPIA | 0.937 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9546 GPIA | 0.9331 GPIA | 0.9812 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9717 GPIA | 0.9574 GPIA | 0.9869 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 34 Luxembourg 0.9891 GPIA compare
- 35 Tonga 0.988 GPIA compare
- 36 Kazakhstan 0.9876 GPIA compare
- 38 Denmark 0.9859 GPIA compare
- 39 Ecuador 0.9846 GPIA compare
- 40 Netherlands 0.9843 GPIA compare
More education data for Portugal
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Portugal?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Portugal was 0.9869 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9869 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8644 GPIA in 1998.
- How does Portugal rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Portugal ranks 37th out of 97 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. 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 lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release