Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Portugal
Portugal: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 56.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Portugal, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Portugal stood at 56.4%.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Portugal peaked at 72.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 48.1%, in 2014.
That places Portugal 149th out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 | 70.4% | — |
| 1999 | 71.0% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 72.4% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 67.3% | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 67.1% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 67.7% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 63.3% | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 59.9% | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 59.4% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 60.7% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 59.4% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 53.4% | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 51.8% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 51.3% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 50.9% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 48.6% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 48.1% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 49.5% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 53.5% | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 54.2% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 55.4% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 55.9% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 56.0% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 55.9% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 55.7% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 56.4% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.7% | 70.4% | 71.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 63.1% | 53.4% | 72.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.9% | 48.1% | 55.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.0% | 55.7% | 56.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More education data for Portugal
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 598,661 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.89 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0566 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 291,682 (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 56.4% 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 72.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.1% in 2014.
- How does Portugal rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Portugal ranks 149th 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 15.9%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release