Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Portugal
Portugal: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 13.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Portugal, 1992–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Portugal is 13.0%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Portugal peaked at 17.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 1995.
Portugal ranks 44th of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 3.5% | — |
| 1993 | 3.6% | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 3.5% | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 3.2% | -7.3% |
| 1996 | 3.6% | +11.2% |
| 1997 | 3.9% | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 4.4% | +12.4% |
| 1999 | 4.6% | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 4.9% | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 4.8% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 5.1% | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 5.6% | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 6.5% | +16.0% |
| 2005 | 6.6% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 7.0% | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 7.3% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 7.9% | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 8.3% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 8.6% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 10.1% | +17.2% |
| 2012 | 10.7% | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 11.4% | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 12.8% | +12.8% |
| 2015 | 13.5% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 17.9% | +33.1% |
| 2017 | 8.1% | -54.6% |
| 2018 | 8.8% | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 9.7% | +14.7% |
| 2022 | 12.7% | +31.5% |
| 2023 | 13.0% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.8% | 3.2% | 4.6% | 8 |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 4.8% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 8.1% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 9.7% | 13.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More education data for Portugal
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 110.99 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 111.0% (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 13.0% 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 17.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 1995.
- How does Portugal rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Portugal ranks 44th out of 95 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 up 14.8%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release