Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural gender in Portugal
Portugal: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural gender was 0.9948 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.9948 GPIA
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
28th
of 94 countries
All-time high
1.04 GPIA
in 2010
All-time low
0.8856 GPIA
in 1998
Years of data
26
1998–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Portugal, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Portugal is 0.9948 GPIA, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Portugal peaked at 1.04 GPIA in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.8856 GPIA, in 1998.
That places Portugal 28th out of 94 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 … lower rural gender in Portugal, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.8856 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.8958 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.9277 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.9142 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.9249 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9452 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9332 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9652 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9787 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9983 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 1 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.04 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 1 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9982 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9941 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.984 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9863 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9896 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.04 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9948 GPIA | -1.0% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.9948 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9904 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.9948 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9904 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8907 GPIA | 0.8856 GPIA | 0.8958 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9598 GPIA | 0.9142 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.984 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9948 GPIA | 1.02 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 lower secondary education or in Portugal?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Portugal was 0.9948 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 1.04 GPIA in 2010.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8856 GPIA in 1998.
- How does Portugal rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Portugal ranks 28th out of 94 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 0.9%. 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, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release