Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Portugal
Portugal: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 25.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Portugal, 2004–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 25.3% for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Portugal peaked at 25.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 2004.
That places Portugal 52nd out of 75 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 14.5% | — |
| 2005 | 15.2% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 16.7% | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 16.1% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 15.9% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 16.5% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 17.3% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 18.2% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 20.4% | +12.2% |
| 2013 | 20.2% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 21.7% | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 22.1% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 20.7% | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 18.3% | -11.7% |
| 2018 | 17.2% | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 20.4% | +18.4% |
| 2020 | 21.7% | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 22.8% | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 24.3% | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 25.3% | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.8% | 14.5% | 16.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 19.6% | 17.2% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.6% | 21.7% | 25.3% | 4 |
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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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 110.99 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 111.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Portugal?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Portugal was 25.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 25.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 2004.
- How does Portugal rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Portugal ranks 52nd out of 75 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. 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 post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release