Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender in Portugal
Portugal: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender was 0.9392 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.9392 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
65th
of 100 countries
All-time high
0.9437 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.82 GPIA
in 1998
Years of data
26
1998–2023
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 … primary rural gender 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% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.9392 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1 GPIA, 94% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.9392 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1 GPIA, 94% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
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
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 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