Productivity vs. educational attainment in Portugal
Portugal: Productivity vs. educational attainment was 42.76 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Productivity vs. educational attainment in Portugal, 1950–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 42.76 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour for productivity vs. educational attainment in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity vs. educational attainment in Portugal peaked at 42.76 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.62 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, in 1950.
That places Portugal 44th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.13 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4.62 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 7.42 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 1960s | 10.98 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 7.93 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 14.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 1970s | 18.56 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 16.29 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 19.88 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.6 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 16.66 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 20.62 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.43 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 21.57 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 28.97 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.55 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 29.92 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 36.6 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.46 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 38.31 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 41.92 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.09 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 41.56 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 42.76 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 41 Latvia 43.99 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 42 Slovakia 43.99 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 43 Cyprus 43.85 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 45 Hungary 42.33 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 46 Croatia 41.56 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 47 Bosnia and Herzegovina 39.94 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
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 productivity vs. educational attainment in Portugal?
- Productivity vs. educational attainment in Portugal was 42.76 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest productivity vs. educational attainment recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 42.76 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023.
- What is the lowest productivity vs. educational attainment recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.62 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 1950.
- How does Portugal rank for productivity vs. educational attainment?
- Portugal ranks 44th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is productivity vs. educational attainment rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Productivity vs. educational attainment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Productivity is calculated as GDP divided by the total number of hours worked in the economy. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.