Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Portugal
Portugal: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.9948 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
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 secondary education or 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% |
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
- 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 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