Primary completion (UIS) in Portugal
In Portugal, 99.3% of children had completed primary school by the expected age in 2021.
Portugal, 2021
99.3%
Change from 2020
+1.1percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2021
99.3%
Primary completion (UIS) in Portugal over time
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% of children 3 to 5 years above the final primary grade age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Portugal |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 99.3% |
| 2020 | 98.2% |
| 2019 | 98.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.1 percentage points from 98.2% in 2020.
- Since 2019, when it was 98.1%, the figure has changed by +1.2 percentage points.
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All statistics for Portugal
Lower secondary completion
98.7%
2021 · UNESCO UIS
Primary school completion rate
104.5%
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