Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Portugal
Portugal: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 93.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Portugal, 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Portugal is 93.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Portugal peaked at 93.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 79.8%, in 2006.
That places Portugal 31st out of 38 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 79.8% | — |
| 2007 | 80.7% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 81.4% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 82.9% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 83.8% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 93.8% | +11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.2% | 79.8% | 82.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 83.8% | 83.8% | 83.8% | 1 |
| 2020s | 93.8% | 93.8% | 93.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More education data for Portugal
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.63 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 42,707 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,424 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 230,157 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.92 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 198,049 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.3 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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 93.8% 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 93.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.8% in 2006.
- How does Portugal rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Portugal ranks 31st out of 38 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 11.9%. 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, non-immigrant background, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release