Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Portugal
Portugal: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 99.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Portugal, 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 99.1% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Portugal peaked at 99.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 96.9%, in 2010.
Portugal ranks 16th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 97.4% | — |
| 2007 | 97.4% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 97.7% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 97.2% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 96.9% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 99.1% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.4% | 97.2% | 97.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 96.9% | 96.9% | 96.9% | 1 |
| 2020s | 99.1% | 99.1% | 99.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
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 99.1% in 2024, 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 99.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.9% in 2010.
- How does Portugal rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Portugal ranks 16th out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, immigrant background, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release