Lower secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG in Portugal
Portugal: Lower secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG was 93.12 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG in Portugal, 1990–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Portugal is 93.12, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Portugal peaked at 93.12 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 53.88, in 1990.
That places Portugal 45th out of 62 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.34 | 53.88 | 75.04 | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.27 | 77.2 | 85.12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.68 | 86.09 | 90.76 | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.24 | 91.37 | 93.12 | 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 lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Portugal?
- Lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Portugal was 93.12 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 93.12 in 2023.
- What is the lowest lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.88 in 1990.
- How does Portugal rank for lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg?
- Portugal ranks 45th out of 62 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Lower secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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