Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Portugal
Portugal: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 78.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Portugal, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Portugal stood at 78.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Portugal peaked at 98.7% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 47.0%, in 1971.
That places Portugal 181st out of 219 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 47.0% | — |
| 1972 | 49.6% | +5.4% |
| 1973 | 52.3% | +5.5% |
| 1974 | 57.6% | +10.1% |
| 1975 | 59.0% | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 70.7% | +19.9% |
| 1977 | 76.5% | +8.2% |
| 1978 | 81.9% | +7.0% |
| 1979 | 89.4% | +9.1% |
| 1980 | 90.5% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 98.7% | +9.0% |
| 1987 | 98.5% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 97.2% | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 97.2% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 95.2% | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 95.9% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 91.2% | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 88.1% | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 87.7% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 86.7% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 87.4% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 87.9% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 88.2% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 85.9% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 85.6% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 86.2% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 85.9% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 83.5% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 83.3% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 81.7% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 77.9% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 75.0% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 74.6% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 74.8% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 74.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 72.5% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 72.3% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 71.7% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 74.2% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 75.0% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 76.1% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 76.6% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 77.3% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 77.3% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 77.1% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 78.0% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 64.9% | 47.0% | 89.4% | 9 |
| 1980s | 96.2% | 90.5% | 98.7% | 4 |
| 1990s | 90.8% | 86.7% | 97.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 83.3% | 75.0% | 88.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.3% | 71.7% | 76.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.4% | 77.1% | 78.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More education data for Portugal
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Portugal?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Portugal was 78.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 98.7% in 1986.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.0% in 1971.
- How does Portugal rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Portugal ranks 181st out of 219 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. 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 Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release