Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Portugal
Portugal: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 0.7368 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 0.7368 GPIA, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Portugal peaked at 0.7816 GPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.6635 GPIA, in 2005.
That places Portugal 88th out of 160 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | 0.7296 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.7293 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.7507 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.7428 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7554 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.7568 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.6653 GPIA | -12.1% |
| 2005 | 0.6635 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.6647 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7105 GPIA | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 0.7416 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7541 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7543 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7525 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7455 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.7816 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.7684 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7719 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.7681 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.7734 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.7777 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.7668 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.7592 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7576 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.757 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.7368 GPIA | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7295 GPIA | 0.7293 GPIA | 0.7296 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.7205 GPIA | 0.6635 GPIA | 0.7568 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.766 GPIA | 0.7455 GPIA | 0.7816 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7526 GPIA | 0.7368 GPIA | 0.7592 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 85 Republic of Korea 0.7538 GPIA compare
- 86 Kyrgyzstan 0.7492 GPIA compare
- 87 Azerbaijan 0.7403 GPIA compare
- 89 Republic of Moldova 0.7142 GPIA compare
- 90 Norway 0.7099 GPIA compare
- 91 Latvia 0.7015 GPIA compare
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 0.7368 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 0.7816 GPIA in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6635 GPIA in 2005.
- How does Portugal rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Portugal ranks 88th out of 160 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 5.7%. 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 vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release