Share of children who have completed primary school in Portugal
Portugal: Share of children who have completed primary school was 99.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of children who have completed primary school in Portugal, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 99.5% for share of children who have completed primary school in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who have completed primary school in Portugal peaked at 99.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 98.7%, in 1981.
That places Portugal 45th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of children who have completed primary school in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 98.7% | — |
| 1982 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 99.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.6%, 100% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 99.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.6%, 100% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 98.9% | 98.7% | 99.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 99.1% | 99.0% | 99.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.1% | 99.1% | 99.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 99.2% | 99.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.4% | 99.4% | 99.5% | 6 |
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 share of children who have completed primary school in Portugal?
- Share of children who have completed primary school in Portugal was 99.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who have completed primary school recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of children who have completed primary school recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.7% in 1981.
- How does Portugal rank for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Portugal ranks 45th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children who have completed primary school 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.