Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Portugal
Portugal: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 1.03 NPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Portugal, 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in NPIA.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 1.03 NPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Portugal peaked at 1.12 NPIA in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.03 NPIA, in 2024.
Portugal ranks 2nd of 33 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Portugal, year by year
| Year | NPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1.12 NPIA | — |
| 2007 | 1.11 NPIA | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.11 NPIA | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.1 NPIA | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.1 NPIA | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.03 NPIA | -5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.11 NPIA | 1.1 NPIA | 1.12 NPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.1 NPIA | 1.1 NPIA | 1.1 NPIA | 1 |
| 2020s | 1.03 NPIA | 1.03 NPIA | 1.03 NPIA | 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 1.03 NPIA 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 1.12 NPIA in 2006.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 NPIA in 2024.
- How does Portugal rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Portugal ranks 2nd out of 33 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 down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, adjusted native parity index (NPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release