Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Portugal
Portugal: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 51.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Portugal, 1992–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Portugal stood at 51.0%. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Portugal peaked at 51.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19.3%, in 1993.
That places Portugal 74th out of 108 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 19.6% | — |
| 1993 | 19.3% | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 20.3% | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 21.3% | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 21.0% | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 20.7% | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 20.9% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 22.0% | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 22.5% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 23.6% | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 23.4% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 26.0% | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 28.4% | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 29.8% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 31.1% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 31.3% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 31.0% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 31.8% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 33.2% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 35.2% | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 38.2% | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 40.0% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 42.3% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 43.3% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 42.2% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 40.1% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 39.0% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 43.2% | +10.8% |
| 2020 | 45.9% | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 48.2% | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 50.3% | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 51.0% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.6% | 19.3% | 22.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 27.9% | 22.5% | 31.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.7% | 33.2% | 43.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.9% | 45.9% | 51.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 71 Iran, Islamic Republic of 54.8% compare
- 72 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 53.3% compare
- 73 Dominican Republic 52.8% compare
- 75 Indonesia 49.4% compare
- 76 Costa Rica 48.7% compare
- 77 Mexico 48.4% 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 51.0% 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 51.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.3% in 1993.
- How does Portugal rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Portugal ranks 74th out of 108 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 27.3%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release