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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

Latest (2025)
99.5%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
45th
of 165 countries
All-time high
99.5%
in 2025
All-time low
98.7%
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025

Share of children who have completed primary school in Portugal, 1981–2025

0204060801001981200320251981: 98.7 %1982: 98.7 %1983: 98.8 %1984: 98.8 %1985: 98.9 %1986: 98.9 %1987: 99 %1988: 99 %1989: 99 %1990: 99 %1991: 99 %1992: 99 %1993: 99 %1994: 99 %1995: 99.1 %1996: 99.1 %1997: 99.1 %1998: 99.1 %1999: 99.1 %2000: 99.1 %2001: 99.1 %2002: 99.1 %2003: 99.1 %2004: 99.1 %2005: 99.1 %2006: 99.1 %2007: 99.1 %2008: 99.1 %2009: 99.1 %2010: 99.2 %2011: 99.2 %2012: 99.2 %2013: 99.2 %2014: 99.3 %2015: 99.3 %2016: 99.3 %2017: 99.4 %2018: 99.4 %2019: 99.4 %2020: 99.4 %2021: 99.4 %2022: 99.4 %2023: 99.5 %2024: 99.5 %2025: 99.5 %

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 43 Cuba 99.5% compare
  2. 43 Ecuador 99.5% compare
  3. 46 Armenia 99.5% compare
  4. 47 Barbados 99.5% compare
  5. 48 Kyrgyzstan 99.4% compare

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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

Indicator
Share of children who have completed primary school
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
165 places, 7,390 data points, 1981–2025
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The 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.