Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Portugal
Portugal: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 34.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Portugal, 1992–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 34.6% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Portugal peaked at 36.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 1992.
Portugal ranks 59th of 109 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 upper secondary education or in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 7.0% | — |
| 1993 | 7.2% | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 7.7% | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 7.9% | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 7.8% | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 8.5% | +10.0% |
| 1998 | 10.7% | +25.6% |
| 1999 | 11.0% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 11.7% | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 12.0% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 12.9% | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 13.9% | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 15.2% | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 16.0% | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 17.0% | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 16.7% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 17.9% | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 19.7% | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 21.9% | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 23.8% | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 25.9% | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 27.8% | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 30.2% | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 31.0% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 36.8% | +18.6% |
| 2017 | 23.5% | -36.1% |
| 2018 | 24.3% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 24.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 26.8% | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 33.6% | +25.6% |
| 2023 | 34.6% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.5% | 7.0% | 11.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 15.3% | 11.7% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.0% | 21.9% | 36.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.7% | 26.8% | 34.6% | 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 upper secondary education or in Portugal?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Portugal was 34.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 36.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 1992.
- How does Portugal rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Portugal ranks 59th out of 109 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release