Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Portugal
Portugal: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.987 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.987 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
56th
of 131 countries
All-time high
0.9973 GPIA
in 2012
All-time low
0.5194 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
30
1970–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Portugal, 1970–2024
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 0.987 GPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Portugal peaked at 0.9973 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.5194 GPIA, in 1970.
That places Portugal 56th out of 131 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Portugal, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5194 GPIA | — |
| 1981 | 0.6782 GPIA | +30.6% |
| 1991 | 0.8047 GPIA | +18.6% |
| 1998 | 0.8775 GPIA | +9.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8879 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.9117 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.906 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.908 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9305 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9397 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9484 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9493 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9672 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9688 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.972 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9884 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9947 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9973 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9799 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9723 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9746 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9779 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9692 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9827 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9799 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9649 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9787 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9845 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9897 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.987 GPIA | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5194 GPIA | 0.5194 GPIA | 0.5194 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.6782 GPIA | 0.6782 GPIA | 0.6782 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.8567 GPIA | 0.8047 GPIA | 0.8879 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.9402 GPIA | 0.906 GPIA | 0.972 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9817 GPIA | 0.9692 GPIA | 0.9973 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.981 GPIA | 0.9649 GPIA | 0.9897 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 53 Denmark 0.9893 GPIA compare
- 54 Australia 0.9887 GPIA compare
- 55 Kazakhstan 0.9879 GPIA compare
- 57 Netherlands 0.9869 GPIA compare
- 58 South Africa 0.9861 GPIA compare
- 59 Belgium 0.9794 GPIA compare
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 0.987 GPIA 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 0.9973 GPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5194 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Portugal rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Portugal ranks 56th out of 131 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 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 gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release