Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Portugal
Portugal: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 52.2% 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 52.2%. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Portugal peaked at 52.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18.3%, in 1993.
That places Portugal 72nd 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 | 18.4% | — |
| 1993 | 18.3% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 19.5% | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 20.5% | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 20.2% | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 19.5% | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 20.3% | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 21.1% | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 21.6% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 23.0% | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 23.5% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 26.2% | +11.2% |
| 2004 | 28.4% | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 30.1% | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 31.4% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 31.8% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 31.4% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 31.9% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 33.6% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 35.6% | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 38.5% | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 40.8% | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 43.3% | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 43.8% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 43.4% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 41.7% | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 40.9% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 44.6% | +8.9% |
| 2020 | 46.7% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 50.0% | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 51.4% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 52.2% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.7% | 18.3% | 21.1% | 8 |
| 2000s | 27.9% | 21.6% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.6% | 33.6% | 44.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.1% | 46.7% | 52.2% | 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 52.2% 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 52.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.3% in 1993.
- How does Portugal rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Portugal ranks 72nd 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 27.9%. 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, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release