Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Portugal
Portugal: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates was 111.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Portugal, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 111.0% for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in 2023.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Portugal peaked at 119.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 104.2%, in 2017.
That places Portugal 38th out of 217 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 114.4% | 111.0% | 119.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 107.0% | 104.2% | 109.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 107.6% | 105.7% | 111.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More education data for Portugal
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 111.0% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 52,131 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.51 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 111.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Portugal?
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Portugal was 111.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 119.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 104.2% in 2017.
- How does Portugal rank for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Portugal ranks 38th out of 217 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.