Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Portugal
Portugal: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 80.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
80.9%
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
174th
of 217 countries
All-time high
99.1%
in 1986
All-time low
54.1%
in 1971
Years of data
44
1971–2023
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Portugal, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 80.9% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Portugal peaked at 99.1% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 54.1%, in 1971.
Portugal ranks 174th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 54.1% | — |
| 1972 | 56.7% | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 60.0% | +5.8% |
| 1974 | 64.1% | +6.8% |
| 1975 | 65.2% | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 75.8% | +16.3% |
| 1977 | 81.1% | +7.0% |
| 1978 | 85.4% | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 80.0% | -6.3% |
| 1980 | 93.0% | +16.2% |
| 1986 | 99.1% | +6.6% |
| 1988 | 98.1% | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 98.1% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 96.7% | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 92.3% | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 89.5% | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 88.9% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 88.0% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 89.4% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 89.6% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 87.6% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 87.3% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 87.6% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 88.2% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 86.5% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 86.4% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 84.7% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 81.3% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 78.7% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 78.4% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 78.6% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 78.8% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 76.0% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 76.1% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 75.5% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 77.7% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 78.2% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 79.0% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 79.6% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 80.3% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 80.1% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 79.8% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 80.9% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 69.2% | 54.1% | 85.4% | 9 |
| 1980s | 96.7% | 93.0% | 99.1% | 3 |
| 1990s | 91.5% | 88.0% | 98.1% | 8 |
| 2000s | 85.8% | 78.7% | 89.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.8% | 75.5% | 79.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.3% | 79.8% | 80.9% | 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 80.9% 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 99.1% in 1986.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.1% in 1971.
- How does Portugal rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Portugal ranks 174th out of 217 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 6.4%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release