Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Portugal
Gross tertiary enrolment in Portugal was 77.7% in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2015.
Portugal, 2023
77.7%
Change from 2022
+2.6percentage points
European Union, 2023
79.5%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023
80.0%
Position in 2023
31st of 128
Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Portugal over time
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% of the population in the five years after secondary school age. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Portugal | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 79.5% |
| 2023 | 77.7% | 79.5% |
| 2022 | 75.1% | 79.6% |
| 2021 | 72.5% | 77.9% |
| 2020 | 68.2% | 75.0% |
| 2019 | 66.1% | 74.0% |
| 2018 | 65.1% | 72.9% |
| 2017 | 64.2% | 71.8% |
| 2016 | 63.2% | 70.5% |
| 2015 | 61.8% | 69.8% |
| 2014 | – | 68.7% |
| 2013 | – | 67.6% |
| 2012 | – | 67.4% |
| 2011 | – | 67.5% |
| 2010 | – | 66.9% |
| 2009 | – | 65.6% |
| 2008 | – | 64.5% |
| 2007 | – | 63.5% |
| 2006 | – | 62.8% |
| 2005 | – | 61.6% |
| 2004 | – | 60.0% |
| 2003 | – | 58.0% |
| 2002 | – | 55.7% |
| 2001 | – | 53.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.6 percentage points from 75.1% in 2022.
- Since 2015, when it was 61.8%, the figure has changed by +15.9 percentage points.
- Among the 128 countries with data for 2023, Portugal has the 31st highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2023 was 79.5%.
More for Portugal
All statistics for Portugal
Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
42.5%
2025 · Eurostat
Primary school enrolment (gross)
111.0%
2023 · World Bank
NEET rate, ages 15 to 29
8.0%
2025 · Eurostat
Early leavers from education and training
6.1%
2025 · Eurostat
Adult participation in learning
16.9%
2025 · Eurostat
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
7.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT