Upper secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG in Portugal
Portugal: Upper secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG was 81.2 in 2023. ▲ Rising
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.
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
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 110.99 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 111.0% (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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