Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Portugal
Portugal: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.7309 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.7309 LPIA
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
50th
of 95 countries
All-time high
0.8938 LPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.5415 LPIA
in 2001
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 LPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Portugal stood at 0.7309 LPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Portugal peaked at 0.8938 LPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.5415 LPIA, in 2001.
Portugal ranks 50th of 95 countries on this measure, 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 | 0.5589 LPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.5426 LPIA | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.5466 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.5415 LPIA | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.5743 LPIA | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5638 LPIA | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.5636 LPIA | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5808 LPIA | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5964 LPIA | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.6029 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.648 LPIA | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 0.691 LPIA | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 0.7188 LPIA | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7552 LPIA | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7439 LPIA | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7586 LPIA | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7697 LPIA | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.7796 LPIA | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8938 LPIA | +14.6% |
| 2017 | 0.6376 LPIA | -28.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6913 LPIA | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6766 LPIA | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6779 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.7555 LPIA | +11.4% |
| 2022 | 0.7469 LPIA | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.7309 LPIA | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5508 LPIA | 0.5426 LPIA | 0.5589 LPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.5909 LPIA | 0.5415 LPIA | 0.691 LPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7425 LPIA | 0.6376 LPIA | 0.8938 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7278 LPIA | 0.6779 LPIA | 0.7555 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 (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 0.7309 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 0.8938 LPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5415 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 3.7%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release