Primary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2 in Portugal
Portugal: Primary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2 was 99.48 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
99.48
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
31st
of 62 countries
All-time high
99.48
in 2022
All-time low
99.1
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Primary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2 in Portugal, 1990–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 99.48 for primary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg 4.1.2 in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg 4.1.2 in Portugal peaked at 99.48 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 99.1, in 1990.
Portugal ranks 31st of 62 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.13 | 99.1 | 99.14 | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.16 | 99.14 | 99.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.33 | 99.22 | 99.43 | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.47 | 99.45 | 99.48 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 28 Estonia 99.52 compare
- 29 Palestine, State of 99.51 compare
- 30 Slovenia 99.5 compare
- 32 Armenia 99.46 compare
- 33 North Macedonia 99.43 compare
- 34 Kyrgyzstan 99.37 compare
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 primary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg 4.1.2 in Portugal?
- Primary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg 4.1.2 in Portugal was 99.48 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest primary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg 4.1.2 recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 99.48 in 2022.
- What is the lowest primary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg 4.1.2 recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.1 in 1990.
- How does Portugal rank for primary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg 4.1.2?
- Portugal ranks 31st out of 62 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg 4.1.2 rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Primary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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