Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Portugal
Portugal: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender was 1.06 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Portugal, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Portugal is 1.06 GPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Portugal peaked at 1.11 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.3723 GPIA, in 1970.
That places Portugal 19th out of 137 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Portugal, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.3723 GPIA | — |
| 1981 | 0.4518 GPIA | +21.4% |
| 1991 | 0.8797 GPIA | +94.7% |
| 1993 | 0.9049 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.931 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.9442 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.9323 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.9083 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 1.01 GPIA | +11.2% |
| 1999 | 0.9898 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9975 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 1.06 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 1.07 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 1.06 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 1.08 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.09 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.11 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 1.09 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.08 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.1 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 1.11 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.08 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 1.05 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 1.07 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.7% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 1.06 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9872 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 1.06 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.972 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Portugal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +94.7% | 0.4518 GPIA | 0.8797 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3723 GPIA | 0.3723 GPIA | 0.3723 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.4518 GPIA | 0.4518 GPIA | 0.4518 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.9375 GPIA | 0.8797 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.06 GPIA | 0.9975 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More education data for Portugal
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.73 (2019)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.49 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 82,664 (2018)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 11,380 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 136,282 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 128,743 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 741,752 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 598,661 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (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 1.06 GPIA in 2024, 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 1.11 GPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3723 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Portugal rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Portugal ranks 19th out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release