Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Portugal
Portugal: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.6628 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 0.6628 LPIA.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Portugal peaked at 0.8472 LPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.3869 LPIA, in 1995.
That places Portugal 55th out of 103 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Portugal, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.3928 LPIA | — |
| 1994 | 0.3959 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.3869 LPIA | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.4368 LPIA | +12.9% |
| 1998 | 0.5282 LPIA | +20.9% |
| 1999 | 0.5204 LPIA | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.5389 LPIA | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.5205 LPIA | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.5473 LPIA | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5331 LPIA | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.5343 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.533 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.541 LPIA | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.5251 LPIA | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.5692 LPIA | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 0.6176 LPIA | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 0.6505 LPIA | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.668 LPIA | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.6735 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.6804 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6989 LPIA | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7095 LPIA | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8472 LPIA | +19.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5649 LPIA | -33.3% |
| 2018 | 0.5938 LPIA | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5453 LPIA | -8.2% |
| 2020 | 0.574 LPIA | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 0.6544 LPIA | +14.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6628 LPIA | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4435 LPIA | 0.3869 LPIA | 0.5282 LPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.546 LPIA | 0.5205 LPIA | 0.6176 LPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6632 LPIA | 0.5453 LPIA | 0.8472 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6304 LPIA | 0.574 LPIA | 0.6628 LPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 52 Serbia 0.6723 LPIA compare
- 53 Chile 0.6699 LPIA compare
- 54 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.6694 LPIA compare
- 56 Thailand 0.6607 LPIA compare
- 57 Dominican Republic 0.6562 LPIA compare
- 58 Philippines 0.6445 LPIA compare
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 0.6628 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 0.8472 LPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3869 LPIA in 1995.
- How does Portugal rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Portugal ranks 55th out of 103 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 2.6%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release