Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Portugal
Portugal: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 49.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Portugal, 1992–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 49.6% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2023. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Portugal peaked at 49.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 20.5%, in 1993.
Portugal ranks 76th of 108 countries on this measure, 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 | 21.0% | — |
| 1993 | 20.5% | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 21.3% | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 22.2% | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 21.9% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 22.0% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 21.5% | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 22.9% | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 23.5% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 24.3% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 23.3% | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 25.7% | +10.4% |
| 2004 | 28.5% | +10.7% |
| 2005 | 29.4% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 30.8% | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 30.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 30.6% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 31.7% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 32.7% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 34.7% | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 37.8% | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 39.1% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 41.2% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 42.8% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 40.7% | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 38.2% | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 36.7% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 41.5% | +13.2% |
| 2020 | 45.0% | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 46.2% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 49.1% | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 49.6% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.7% | 20.5% | 22.9% | 8 |
| 2000s | 27.9% | 23.3% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.5% | 32.7% | 42.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.5% | 45.0% | 49.6% | 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 49.6% 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 49.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.5% in 1993.
- How does Portugal rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Portugal ranks 76th 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 26.6%. 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release