Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Portugal
Portugal: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 67.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Portugal, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Portugal stood at 67.4%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Portugal peaked at 67.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32.2%, in 1998.
Portugal ranks 67th of 97 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 32.2% | — |
| 1999 | 33.5% | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 34.9% | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 36.4% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 36.8% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 39.5% | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 42.5% | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 44.3% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 46.0% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 46.5% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 47.7% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 49.0% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 50.4% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 53.4% | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 56.2% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 57.9% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 60.0% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 60.8% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 60.0% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 57.9% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 56.2% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 60.4% | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 63.3% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 65.3% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 66.7% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 67.4% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.9% | 32.2% | 33.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 42.4% | 34.9% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.3% | 50.4% | 60.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.7% | 63.3% | 67.4% | 4 |
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 67.4% 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 67.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.2% in 1998.
- How does Portugal rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Portugal ranks 67th out of 97 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 up 16.5%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release