Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Portugal
Portugal: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.9883 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Portugal, 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 0.9883 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Portugal peaked at 0.9979 GPIA in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.9722 GPIA, in 2008.
That places Portugal 22nd out of 28 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Portugal, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.9752 GPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.9723 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9722 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9858 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9979 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9883 GPIA | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9764 GPIA | 0.9722 GPIA | 0.9858 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9979 GPIA | 0.9979 GPIA | 0.9979 GPIA | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.9883 GPIA | 0.9883 GPIA | 0.9883 GPIA | 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 0.9883 GPIA 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 0.9979 GPIA in 2010.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9722 GPIA in 2008.
- How does Portugal rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Portugal ranks 22nd out of 28 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 1.0%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 6 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release