Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Portugal
Portugal: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.6139 LPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Portugal, 1993–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 0.6139 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2021.
That represents a change of up 18.3% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Portugal peaked at 0.8354 LPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.3364 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 28 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Portugal, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.3565 LPIA | — |
| 1994 | 0.3364 LPIA | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 0.3478 LPIA | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.3508 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.4551 LPIA | +29.7% |
| 1999 | 0.4464 LPIA | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.4547 LPIA | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.4528 LPIA | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4913 LPIA | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4693 LPIA | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4668 LPIA | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.473 LPIA | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4728 LPIA | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4533 LPIA | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4934 LPIA | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 0.5188 LPIA | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5352 LPIA | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5795 LPIA | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5692 LPIA | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.5954 LPIA | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 0.6171 LPIA | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.6369 LPIA | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8354 LPIA | +31.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4693 LPIA | -43.8% |
| 2018 | 0.5247 LPIA | +11.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4832 LPIA | -7.9% |
| 2020 | 0.519 LPIA | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 0.6139 LPIA | +18.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3822 LPIA | 0.3364 LPIA | 0.4551 LPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.4746 LPIA | 0.4528 LPIA | 0.5188 LPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5846 LPIA | 0.4693 LPIA | 0.8354 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5665 LPIA | 0.519 LPIA | 0.6139 LPIA | 2 |
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 0.6139 LPIA in 2021, 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 0.8354 LPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3364 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 2021.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release