Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Portugal
Portugal: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.7283 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Portugal, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Portugal stood at 0.7283 LPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Portugal peaked at 0.8808 LPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.5351 LPIA, in 2001.
That places Portugal 50th out of 95 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 | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.5527 LPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.5357 LPIA | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.5357 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.5351 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5629 LPIA | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 0.5542 LPIA | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.5651 LPIA | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5702 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.5794 LPIA | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.585 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6276 LPIA | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6655 LPIA | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6814 LPIA | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.7202 LPIA | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 0.7179 LPIA | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.7393 LPIA | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7489 LPIA | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.7629 LPIA | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.8808 LPIA | +15.5% |
| 2017 | 0.6315 LPIA | -28.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6886 LPIA | +9.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6545 LPIA | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 0.6566 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.7401 LPIA | +12.7% |
| 2022 | 0.7375 LPIA | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.7283 LPIA | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5442 LPIA | 0.5357 LPIA | 0.5527 LPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.5781 LPIA | 0.5351 LPIA | 0.6655 LPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7226 LPIA | 0.6315 LPIA | 0.8808 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7156 LPIA | 0.6566 LPIA | 0.7401 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More education data for Portugal
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (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 0.7283 LPIA 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 0.8808 LPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5351 LPIA in 2001.
- How does Portugal rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Portugal ranks 50th out of 95 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 down 1.5%. 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 lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release