Primary school completion rate in Portugal
The primary completion rate in Portugal was 104.5% in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2018.
Portugal, 2023
104.5%
Change from 2022
+4.5percentage points
European Union, 2023
97.4%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023
98.8%
Position in 2023
15th of 137
Primary school completion rate in Portugal over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of the relevant age group. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Portugal | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 97.3% |
| 2023 | 104.5% | 97.4% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | 96.5% |
| 2021 | 104.3% | 97.2% |
| 2020 | 102.3% | 96.5% |
| 2019 | 101.0% | 96.5% |
| 2018 | 99.4% | 96.3% |
| 2017 | – | 97.4% |
| 2016 | – | 96.9% |
| 2015 | – | 97.7% |
| 2014 | – | 97.1% |
| 2013 | – | 97.6% |
| 2012 | – | 97.6% |
| 2011 | – | 98.4% |
| 2010 | – | 98.5% |
| 2009 | – | 98.7% |
| 2008 | – | 99.0% |
| 2007 | – | 98.9% |
| 2006 | – | 98.7% |
| 2005 | – | 98.9% |
| 2004 | – | 99.3% |
| 2003 | – | 98.9% |
| 2002 | – | 99.3% |
| 2001 | – | 100.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +4.5 percentage points from 100.0% in 2022.
- Since 2018, when it was 99.4%, the figure has changed by +5.1 percentage points.
- Among the 137 countries with data for 2023, Portugal has the 15th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2023 was 97.4%.
More for Portugal
All statistics for Portugal
Primary school enrolment (gross)
111.0%
2023 · World Bank
Secondary school enrolment (gross)
120.3%
2023 · World Bank
NEET rate, ages 15 to 29
8.0%
2025 · Eurostat
Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
42.5%
2025 · Eurostat
Early leavers from education and training
6.1%
2025 · Eurostat
Adult participation in learning
16.9%
2025 · Eurostat