Tertiary education in Grande Lisboa

In Grande Lisboa, 43.3% of people aged 25 to 64 had completed tertiary education in 2025.

Measure: Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, by region Unit: % of people aged 25 to 64 Data: 2019 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Grande Lisboa, 2025 43.3% % of people aged 25 to 64
Change from 2024 −0.4percentage points 2024: 43.7%
Portugal, 2025 32.7% Country total
Position in 2025 63rd of 289 See the full ranking

Tertiary education in Grande Lisboa over time

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% of people aged 25 to 64. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, by region (% of people aged 25 to 64), 2001 to 2025
Period Grande LisboaPortugal
2025 43.3% 32.7%
2024 43.7% 31.4%
2023 42.4% 29.8%
2022 41.5% 29.5%
2021 41.8%b (break in time series) 28.8%b (break in time series)
2020 40.5% 27.5%
2019 38.4% 26.4%
2018 – 25.0%
2017 – 24.1%
2016 – 23.8%
2015 – 22.9%
2014 – 21.7%b (break in time series)
2013 – 19.3%
2012 – 18.4%
2011 – 17.2%b (break in time series)
2010 – 15.5%
2009 – 14.6%
2008 – 14.2%
2007 – 13.6%
2006 – 13.4%
2005 – 12.8%
2004 – 12.4%b (break in time series)
2003 – 10.9%
2002 – 9.4%
2001 – 9.2%

Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.4 percentage points from 43.7% in 2024.
  • Since 2019, when it was 38.4%, the figure has changed by +4.9 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
  • Among the 289 regions with data for 2025, Grande Lisboa has the 63rd highest value.
  • The figure for Portugal in 2025 was 32.7%.

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Source and dates

Original producer
Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
edat_lfse_04 · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A sex=T age=Y25-64 isced11=ED5-8 unit=PC
Observation period
2019 to 2025 for Grande Lisboa
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat