Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Portugal
Portugal: Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or was 73.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Portugal, 2003–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 73.2% for proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 59.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Portugal peaked at 73.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 21.0%, in 2003.
Portugal ranks 26th of 66 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 21.0% | — |
| 2004 | 23.2% | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 25.9% | +11.6% |
| 2006 | 29.8% | +15.1% |
| 2007 | 32.7% | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 33.9% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 40.3% | +18.9% |
| 2010 | 43.8% | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 41.5% | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 51.4% | +23.9% |
| 2013 | 46.0% | -10.5% |
| 2014 | 55.7% | +21.1% |
| 2015 | 52.1% | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 58.7% | +12.7% |
| 2017 | 60.5% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 63.6% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 64.7% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 68.1% | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 71.4% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 72.8% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 73.2% | +0.5% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 73.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 76.6%, 96% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 73.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 72.4%, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.5% | 21.0% | 40.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 53.8% | 41.5% | 64.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.4% | 68.1% | 73.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More education data for Portugal
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 82,664 (2018)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 11,380 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 136,282 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 128,743 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 741,752 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 598,661 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0566 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Portugal?
- Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Portugal was 73.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 73.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.0% in 2003.
- How does Portugal rank for proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or?
- Portugal ranks 26th out of 66 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or services, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release