Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Portugal
Portugal: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.6305 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Portugal, 1993–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Portugal stood at 0.6305 LPIA.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Portugal peaked at 0.8416 LPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.3669 LPIA, in 1994.
Portugal ranks 59th of 105 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Portugal, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.375 LPIA | — |
| 1994 | 0.3669 LPIA | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.367 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3945 LPIA | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 0.4929 LPIA | +24.9% |
| 1999 | 0.4843 LPIA | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.4978 LPIA | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.4878 LPIA | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5209 LPIA | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 0.5031 LPIA | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.5023 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5048 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.509 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.4916 LPIA | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.5337 LPIA | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 0.5711 LPIA | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5968 LPIA | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.6267 LPIA | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6248 LPIA | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.641 LPIA | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.6612 LPIA | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6756 LPIA | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8416 LPIA | +24.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5219 LPIA | -38.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5631 LPIA | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 0.5168 LPIA | -8.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5483 LPIA | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6588 LPIA | +20.2% |
| 2022 | 0.6316 LPIA | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 0.6305 LPIA | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4134 LPIA | 0.3669 LPIA | 0.4929 LPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.5122 LPIA | 0.4878 LPIA | 0.5711 LPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6269 LPIA | 0.5168 LPIA | 0.8416 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6173 LPIA | 0.5483 LPIA | 0.6588 LPIA | 4 |
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 0.6305 LPIA 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 0.8416 LPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3669 LPIA in 1994.
- How does Portugal rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Portugal ranks 59th out of 105 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 down 1.6%. 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, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release