Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary location in Portugal
Portugal: Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary location was 0.4787 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Portugal, 1992–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 0.4787 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Portugal peaked at 0.7573 LPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.329 LPIA, in 1994.
That places Portugal 42nd out of 93 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary location in Portugal, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.338 LPIA | — |
| 1993 | 0.3547 LPIA | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 0.329 LPIA | -7.2% |
| 1996 | 0.3349 LPIA | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.3665 LPIA | +9.4% |
| 1998 | 0.4151 LPIA | +13.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4196 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.4522 LPIA | +7.8% |
| 2001 | 0.4168 LPIA | -7.8% |
| 2002 | 0.4374 LPIA | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4165 LPIA | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.432 LPIA | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4192 LPIA | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4293 LPIA | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4449 LPIA | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.4792 LPIA | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4881 LPIA | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4758 LPIA | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5217 LPIA | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 0.5008 LPIA | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.521 LPIA | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5445 LPIA | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.556 LPIA | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7573 LPIA | +36.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3895 LPIA | -48.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4407 LPIA | +13.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3758 LPIA | -14.7% |
| 2020 | 0.399 LPIA | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 0.4741 LPIA | +18.8% |
| 2023 | 0.4787 LPIA | +1.0% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.4787 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.6393 LPIA, 75% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.4787 LPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5955 LPIA, 80% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary location in Portugal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | -48.6% | 0.7573 LPIA | 0.3895 LPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3654 LPIA | 0.329 LPIA | 0.4196 LPIA | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.4416 LPIA | 0.4165 LPIA | 0.4881 LPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5083 LPIA | 0.3758 LPIA | 0.7573 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4506 LPIA | 0.399 LPIA | 0.4787 LPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More education data for Portugal
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.73 (2019)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.49 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 82,664 (2018)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 11,380 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 136,282 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 128,743 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 741,752 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 598,661 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Portugal?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Portugal was 0.4787 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7573 LPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.329 LPIA in 1994.
- How does Portugal rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Portugal ranks 42nd out of 93 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release