Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Portugal
Portugal: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 67.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Portugal, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 67.0% for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2023. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Portugal peaked at 67.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 30.0%, in 1998.
Portugal ranks 63rd 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 | 30.0% | — |
| 1999 | 31.4% | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 33.0% | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 34.4% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 34.7% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 37.7% | +8.7% |
| 2004 | 41.2% | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 42.8% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 44.3% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 45.1% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 46.2% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 47.4% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 48.8% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 51.9% | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 55.1% | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 56.5% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 58.3% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 59.3% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 58.7% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 57.0% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 55.7% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 59.7% | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 62.0% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 64.2% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 65.9% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 67.0% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.7% | 30.0% | 31.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 40.7% | 33.0% | 47.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.1% | 48.8% | 59.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.8% | 62.0% | 67.0% | 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 67.0% 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 67.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.0% in 1998.
- How does Portugal rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Portugal ranks 63rd 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 18.6%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release