Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Portugal
Portugal: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 1.17 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Portugal, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Portugal is 1.17 GPIA, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Portugal peaked at 1.2 GPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.09 GPIA, in 2000.
Portugal ranks 40th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Portugal, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.1 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 1.09 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 1.11 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 1.11 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.16 GPIA | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 1.18 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 1.19 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.16 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 1.15 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.18 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 1.19 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.19 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.2 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.19 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.2 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 1.19 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.17 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 1.16 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.15 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.16 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.16 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.16 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.16 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.17 GPIA | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.1 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.14 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 1.19 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.18 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 1.2 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.16 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 1.17 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More education data for Portugal
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 52,131 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
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 1.17 GPIA 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 1.2 GPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.09 GPIA in 2000.
- How does Portugal rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Portugal ranks 40th out of 183 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 down 1.5%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release