UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Portugal

Portugal: UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of was 18.7% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
18.7%
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
65th
of 80 countries
All-time high
18.8%
in 2017
All-time low
8.3%
in 1998
Years of data
21
1998–2018

UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Portugal, 1998–2018

051015201998200820181998: 8.31999: 8.72000: 9.22001: 9.72002: 9.82003: 10.12004: 10.42005: 10.92006: 11.12007: 112008: 11.42009: 12.22010: 12.92011: 13.72012: 14.62013: 16.12014: 16.92015: 17.92016: 18.62017: 18.82018: 18.7

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Portugal recorded 18.7% for uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 64.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Portugal peaked at 18.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 1998.

Portugal ranks 65th of 80 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of education is upper secondary, male in Portugal, 1998 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1998 8.3%
1999 8.7% +5.2%
2000 9.2% +5.3%
2001 9.7% +5.5%
2002 9.8% +1.8%
2003 10.1% +2.6%
2004 10.4% +2.9%
2005 10.9% +4.8%
2006 11.1% +2.1%
2007 11.0% -1.4%
2008 11.4% +3.6%
2009 12.2% +6.9%
2010 12.9% +5.8%
2011 13.7% +6.5%
2012 14.6% +7.0%
2013 16.1% +10.0%
2014 16.9% +5.0%
2015 17.9% +6.1%
2016 18.6% +3.5%
2017 18.8% +1.5%
2018 18.7% -0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8.5% 8.3% 8.7% 2
2000s 10.6% 9.2% 12.2% 10
2010s 16.5% 12.9% 18.8% 9

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Frequently asked questions

What is uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Portugal?
Uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Portugal was 18.7% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 18.8% in 2017.
What is the lowest uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 1998.
How does Portugal rank for uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of?
Portugal ranks 65th out of 80 countries with data for 2018.
Is uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 64.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Portugal data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of education is upper secondary, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of education is upper secondary, male
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
80 places, 887 data points, 1970–2019
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The percentage of male population (age 25 and over) with completed upper secondary education (ISCED 3) as the highest level of educational attainment. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of males aged 25 years and above who completed upper secondary education as the highest level of educational attainment by the total male population of the same age group and multiplying the result by 100. The UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) educational attainment dataset shows the educational composition of the population aged 25 years and above and hence the stock and quality of human capital within a country. The dataset also reflects the structure and performance of the education system and its accumulated impact on human capital formation. For more information, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/