Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Portugal
Portugal: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.9735 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Portugal, 1992–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Portugal is 0.9735 GPIA, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Portugal peaked at 1 GPIA in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.8717 GPIA, in 1999.
That places Portugal 68th out of 104 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Portugal, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1 GPIA | — |
| 1998 | 0.8757 GPIA | -12.4% |
| 1999 | 0.8717 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.88 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.8837 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8953 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9037 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9018 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.903 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9169 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9286 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.924 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9276 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9323 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9346 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9338 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.938 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9465 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9412 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9412 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9441 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.939 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.947 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9523 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9583 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9691 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9735 GPIA | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9158 GPIA | 0.8717 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.9065 GPIA | 0.88 GPIA | 0.9286 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9398 GPIA | 0.9323 GPIA | 0.947 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9633 GPIA | 0.9523 GPIA | 0.9735 GPIA | 4 |
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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 primary education or higher in Portugal?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Portugal was 0.9735 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 1992.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8717 GPIA in 1999.
- How does Portugal rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Portugal ranks 68th out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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 primary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release