Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Portugal
Portugal: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.9694 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9694 GPIA
World rank
35th
of 37 countries
All-time high
0.9694 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.8897 GPIA
in 2006
Years of data
6
2006–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Portugal, 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Portugal stood at 0.9694 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Portugal peaked at 0.9694 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8897 GPIA, in 2006.
Portugal ranks 35th of 37 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Portugal, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.8897 GPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.8963 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.899 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9074 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9163 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9694 GPIA | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8981 GPIA | 0.8897 GPIA | 0.9074 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9163 GPIA | 0.9163 GPIA | 0.9163 GPIA | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.9694 GPIA | 0.9694 GPIA | 0.9694 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 32 Spain 0.9748 GPIA compare
- 33 Montenegro 0.9747 GPIA compare
- 34 Cyprus 0.9717 GPIA compare
- 36 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.9003 GPIA compare
- 37 Ghana 0.8029 GPIA compare
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 0.9694 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 0.9694 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8897 GPIA in 2006.
- How does Portugal rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Portugal ranks 35th out of 37 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 5.8%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release