Lower secondary completion rate, total in Portugal
Portugal: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 100.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Portugal, 2018–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary completion rate, total in Portugal is 100.6%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Portugal ranks 23rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 93.7% | — |
| 2019 | 93.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 96.7% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 101.2% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 102.1% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 100.6% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 93.7% | 93.7% | 93.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 100.1% | 96.7% | 102.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More education data for Portugal
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.63 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 42,707 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,424 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 230,157 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.92 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 198,049 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.3 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Portugal?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Portugal was 100.6% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 102.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.7% in 2018.
- How does Portugal rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Portugal ranks 23rd out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. 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, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 6 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
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.