Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Portugal
Portugal: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.9392 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Portugal, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Portugal stood at 0.9392 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Portugal peaked at 0.9437 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.82 GPIA, in 1998.
That places Portugal 65th out of 100 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 primary education or higher in Portugal, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.82 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.8278 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8303 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.8307 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8417 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8498 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8631 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8648 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8717 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.8734 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8828 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8964 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9084 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8953 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8942 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8998 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9051 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9177 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9319 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8821 GPIA | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8861 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.8948 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.907 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9329 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9437 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9392 GPIA | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8239 GPIA | 0.82 GPIA | 0.8278 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.8605 GPIA | 0.8303 GPIA | 0.8964 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9015 GPIA | 0.8821 GPIA | 0.9319 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9307 GPIA | 0.907 GPIA | 0.9437 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 62 Malaysia 0.9456 GPIA compare
- 63 Oman 0.9429 GPIA compare
- 64 Palestine, State of 0.9423 GPIA compare
- 66 Republic of Korea 0.9238 GPIA compare
- 67 Viet Nam 0.922 GPIA compare
- 68 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.9211 GPIA 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)
- 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 primary education or higher in Portugal?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Portugal was 0.9392 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 0.9437 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.82 GPIA in 1998.
- How does Portugal rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Portugal ranks 65th out of 100 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 4.4%. 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, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release