In Portugal, in 2023, almost 41 percent of the population between the ages of 18 and 64 years had attained at most the lower secondary education level. Almost 30 percent of the population had reached, in the same year, the level of tertiary education.
Distribution of the population in Portugal in 2023, by highest education level attained
Characteristic
Share of the population
Less than primary, primary, and lower secondary education
40.6%
Upper secondary and post secondary non-tertiary education
Less than primary, primary, and lower secondary education correspond to level 0 to 2 of the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) of 2011.
Upper-secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education corresponds to levels 3 and 4 of ISCED 2011.
Tertiary education corresponds to levels 5 to 8 of ISCED 2011.
Data belongs to the "Population by educational attainment level, sex and age (%) - main indicators" Eurostat dataset, online data code edat_lfse_03.
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Eurostat. (June 13, 2024). Distribution of the population in Portugal in 2023, by highest education level attained [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1488131/portugal-population-by-education-level/
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Eurostat. (2024). Distribution of the population in Portugal in 2023, by highest education level attained . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1488131/portugal-population-by-education-level/
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