Lower secondary completion rate, female in Portugal

Portugal: Lower secondary completion rate, female was 101.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
101.2%
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
24th
of 187 countries
All-time high
102.1%
in 2022
All-time low
96.6%
in 2019
Years of data
6
2018–2023

Lower secondary completion rate, female in Portugal, 2018–2023

02550751002018202020232018: 96.9 % of relevant age group2019: 96.6 % of relevant age group2020: 98.6 % of relevant age group2021: 101.3 % of relevant age group2022: 102.1 % of relevant age group2023: 101.2 % of relevant age group

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.

Analysis

Portugal recorded 101.2% for lower secondary completion rate, female in 2023.

The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.

That places Portugal 24th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

Lower secondary completion rate, female in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) in Portugal, 2018 to 2023.
Year % of relevant age group Change
2018 96.9%
2019 96.6% -0.3%
2020 98.6% +2.1%
2021 101.3% +2.7%
2022 102.1% +0.8%
2023 101.2% -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 96.7% 96.6% 96.9% 2
2020s 100.8% 98.6% 102.1% 4

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 21 Cayman Islands 101.5% compare
  2. 22 Nepal 101.3% compare
  3. 23 Ireland 101.2% compare
  4. 25 Singapore 101.1% compare
  5. 26 Trinidad and Tobago 100.8% compare
  6. 27 Chile 100.8% compare

See the full ranking of 232 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is lower secondary completion rate, female in Portugal?
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Portugal was 101.2% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 102.1% in 2022.
What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 96.6% in 2019.
How does Portugal rank for lower secondary completion rate, female?
Portugal ranks 24th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
Is lower secondary completion rate, female rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Portugal data come from?
The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group)
Unit
% of relevant age group
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,459 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.