PT · 2021 · tesem240

Percentage of population (age group 25-64) in private households with at least upper secondary educational attainment

Portugal, 2021

Percentage of population (age group 25-64) in private households with at least upper secondary educational attainment
56.9
Portugal, 2021
▲ 4.6% vs 2020 (54.4)
Analysis

In 2021, Portugal's percentage of population (age group 25-64) in private households with at least upper secondary educational attainment increased by 4.6% compared to 2020, reaching 56.9.

Portugal accounts for 71.9% of the EU-27 total of 79.1.

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

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 21.3% (from 46.9 in 2016).

Source: Eurostat dataset tesem240, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#27 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
71.9%
EU-27: 79.1
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025