Upper secondary completion in Portugal
In Portugal, 89.9% of young people had completed upper secondary school by the expected age in 2021. The value for 2021 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2006.
Portugal, 2021
89.9%
Change from 2020
+5.1percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2021
87.5%
Upper secondary completion in Portugal over time
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% of young people 3 to 5 years above the final 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 | 89.9% |
| 2020 | 84.8% |
| 2019 | 82.3% |
| 2018 | 80.5% |
| 2017 | 77.7% |
| 2016 | 77.0% |
| 2015 | 76.1% |
| 2014 | 71.1% |
| 2013 | 69.5% |
| 2012 | 68.0% |
| 2011 | 64.5% |
| 2010 | 59.1% |
| 2009 | 54.8% |
| 2008 | 53.6% |
| 2007 | 52.1% |
| 2006 | 48.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +5.1 percentage points from 84.8% in 2020.
- Since 2011, when it was 64.5%, the figure has changed by +25.4 percentage points.
More for Portugal
All statistics for Portugal
Lower secondary completion
98.7%
2021 · UNESCO UIS
Early leavers from education and training
6.1%
2025 · Eurostat
NEET rate, ages 15 to 29
8.0%
2025 · Eurostat
Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
42.5%
2025 · Eurostat
Adult participation in learning
16.9%
2025 · Eurostat
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
7.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT