PT · 2018 · lfsa_ergaed

Employment rates by educational attainment level

Portugal, 2018

Employment rates by educational attainment level
88.5%
Portugal, 2018
▲ 1.8% vs 2017 (86.9%)
Analysis

In 2018, Portugal's employment rates by educational attainment level increased by 1.8% compared to 2017, reaching 88.5%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 85.8%.

Portugal ranks 10th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 9.8% (from 80.6% in 2013).

Source: Eurostat dataset lfsa_ergaed, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#10 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
103.1%
EU-27: 85.8%
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025