Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Portugal
Portugal: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 97.8% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
97.8%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
48th
of 108 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 1992
All-time low
90.5%
in 1999
Years of data
31
1992–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Portugal, 1992–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Portugal stood at 97.8%.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Portugal peaked at 100.0% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 90.5%, in 1999.
That places Portugal 48th out of 108 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 100.0% | — |
| 1993 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 90.6% | -9.4% |
| 1999 | 90.5% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 91.9% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 91.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 91.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 92.5% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 94.0% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 94.5% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 94.7% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 94.5% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 94.7% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 95.1% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 95.4% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 95.0% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 96.1% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 96.3% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 95.9% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 96.4% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 96.5% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 95.8% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 95.5% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 96.6% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 97.2% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 97.9% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 97.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 97.8% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.3% | 90.5% | 100.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 93.6% | 91.9% | 95.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.0% | 95.0% | 96.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.7% | 97.2% | 97.9% | 4 |
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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 97.8% 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 100.0% in 1992.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.5% in 1999.
- How does Portugal rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Portugal ranks 48th out of 108 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 1.6%. 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release