Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Portugal
Portugal: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.9283 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.9283 LPIA
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
55th
of 100 countries
All-time high
0.9643 LPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.8238 LPIA
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 LPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Portugal stood at 0.9283 LPIA.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Portugal peaked at 0.9643 LPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8238 LPIA, in 1998.
Portugal ranks 55th of 100 countries on this measure, 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 | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.8238 LPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.8353 LPIA | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.828 LPIA | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.8384 LPIA | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8495 LPIA | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8505 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8684 LPIA | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8744 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8699 LPIA | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.8684 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8912 LPIA | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9073 LPIA | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9116 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9006 LPIA | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9002 LPIA | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9092 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9185 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9345 LPIA | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9643 LPIA | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8705 LPIA | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 0.8923 LPIA | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.8892 LPIA | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9049 LPIA | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9349 LPIA | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9325 LPIA | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9283 LPIA | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8296 LPIA | 0.8238 LPIA | 0.8353 LPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.8646 LPIA | 0.828 LPIA | 0.9073 LPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9091 LPIA | 0.8705 LPIA | 0.9643 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9251 LPIA | 0.9049 LPIA | 0.9349 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 52 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.9412 LPIA compare
- 53 South Korea 0.9351 LPIA compare
- 54 Mongolia 0.9335 LPIA compare
- 56 Sri Lanka 0.9262 LPIA compare
- 57 Malaysia 0.9252 LPIA compare
- 58 Philippines 0.8916 LPIA compare
More education data for Portugal
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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 0.9283 LPIA 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 0.9643 LPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8238 LPIA in 1998.
- How does Portugal rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Portugal ranks 55th 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 2.1%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release