Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Portugal
Portugal: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 67.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
67.8%
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
137th
of 188 countries
All-time high
79.3%
in 2000
All-time low
59.8%
in 2013
Years of data
26
1998–2023
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Portugal, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 67.8% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Portugal peaked at 79.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 59.8%, in 2013.
Portugal ranks 137th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 78.4% | — |
| 1999 | 78.8% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 79.3% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 75.7% | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 75.1% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 75.6% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 75.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 73.4% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 73.0% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 72.1% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 69.9% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 64.9% | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 63.7% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 63.4% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 63.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 59.8% | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 60.1% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 61.0% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 64.3% | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 64.6% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 65.3% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 66.2% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 66.6% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 66.6% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 66.5% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 67.8% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.6% | 78.4% | 78.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 73.5% | 64.9% | 79.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.2% | 59.8% | 66.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.9% | 66.5% | 67.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 134 Democratic Republic of Congo 69.2% compare
- 135 Kyrgyzstan 68.4% compare
- 136 Denmark 67.9% compare
- 138 Puerto Rico 67.4% compare
- 139 Burundi 67.2% compare
- 140 Mexico 66.8% compare
More education data for Portugal
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 291,682 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0276 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 306,979 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.029 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 741,752 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.2518 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 52,131 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.6574 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Portugal?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Portugal was 67.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 79.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.8% in 2013.
- How does Portugal rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Portugal ranks 137th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release