Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Portugal
Portugal: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 61.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Portugal, 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Portugal stood at 61.4%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 60.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Portugal peaked at 61.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.4%, in 2006.
That places Portugal 35th out of 37 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 32.4% | — |
| 2007 | 33.0% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 34.7% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 36.6% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 38.3% | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 61.4% | +60.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.2% | 32.4% | 36.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 38.3% | 38.3% | 38.3% | 1 |
| 2020s | 61.4% | 61.4% | 61.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
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 61.4% in 2024, 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 61.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.4% in 2006.
- How does Portugal rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Portugal ranks 35th out of 37 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.2%. 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, non-immigrant background, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release