Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master gender in Portugal
Portugal: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master gender was 1.15 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Portugal, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 1.15 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.9% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Portugal peaked at 1.32 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.15 GPIA, in 2024.
Portugal ranks 19th of 77 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master gender in Portugal, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1.29 GPIA | — |
| 2015 | 1.28 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.26 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 1.29 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 1.32 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 1.27 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 1.3 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 1.27 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 1.25 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 1.15 GPIA | -7.9% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 1.15 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.05 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 1.15 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.09 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.28 GPIA | 1.26 GPIA | 1.32 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.24 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 1.3 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More education data for Portugal
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.73 (2019)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.49 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 82,664 (2018)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 11,380 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 136,282 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 128,743 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 741,752 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 598,661 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (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 1.15 GPIA 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 1.32 GPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.15 GPIA in 2024.
- How does Portugal rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Portugal ranks 19th out of 77 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 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release