Upper secondary education: SDG 4.1.2 in Portugal
Portugal: Upper secondary education: SDG 4.1.2 was 81.2 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
81.2
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
42nd
of 62 countries
All-time high
81.2
in 2023
All-time low
28.37
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Upper secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG in Portugal, 1990–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2023, upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Portugal stood at 81.2. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Portugal peaked at 81.2 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28.37, in 1990.
Portugal ranks 42nd of 62 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Upper secondary education: SDG 4.1.2 in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 28.37 | — |
| 1991 | 30.2 | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 32.87 | +8.8% |
| 1993 | 35.5 | +8.0% |
| 1994 | 37.49 | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 39.25 | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 40.94 | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 42.7 | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 44.27 | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 45.83 | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 47.45 | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 48.9 | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 50.03 | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 50.76 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 51.32 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 51.82 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 52.49 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 53.84 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 55.85 | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 58.07 | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 60.2 | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 61.88 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 63.93 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 66.11 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 68.51 | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 70.67 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 72.56 | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 74.23 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 75.65 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 76.87 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 78.03 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 79.1 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 80.19 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 81.2 | +1.3% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 81.2 is below the median for high income countries, which is 86.4, 94% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 81.2 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 86.86, 93% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.74 | 28.37 | 45.83 | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.05 | 47.45 | 58.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.06 | 60.2 | 76.87 | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.63 | 78.03 | 81.2 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More education data for Portugal
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.73 (2019)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.49 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 82,664 (2018)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Portugal?
- Upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Portugal was 81.2 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 81.2 in 2023.
- What is the lowest upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.37 in 1990.
- How does Portugal rank for upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg?
- Portugal ranks 42nd out of 62 countries with data for 2023.
- Is upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Upper secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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