Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Portugal
Portugal: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 5.8% in 2024. β¬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Portugal, 2014β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Portugal stood at 5.8%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 59.4% on the previous year and down 47.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Portugal peaked at 14.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2024.
Portugal ranks 42nd of 81 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.6% | 10.9% | 12.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 5.8% | 14.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 39 Paraguay 7.0% compare
- 40 Korea 5.9% compare
- 41 Bahrain, Kingdom of 5.9% compare
- 43 Saudi Arabia 5.5% compare
- 44 Iran, Islamic Republic of 5.1% compare
- 45 Bangladesh 4.8% compare
More education data for Portugal
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 111.0% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0049 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Portugal?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Portugal was 5.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 14.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2024.
- How does Portugal rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Portugal ranks 42nd out of 81 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release