Primary completion rate — all countries

Primary completion rate — Portugal

Primary completion rate in Portugal in 2023 — 104.52%. Ranked 15 in the world out of 137. Since 2018, the indicator has risen by 5.11 pp.

2023 104.52% +4.5 pp vs 2022
World rank 15of 137
Period maximum 104.52%2023
Period minimum 99.4%2018

Trend over time

2018–2023 · % of the age group

Primary completion rate — Portugal, 2018–2023981001021041062018201920202021202220232018: 99.4%2019: 101.04%2020: 102.32%2021: 104.3%2022: 100.01%2023: 104.52%
Change over the period: +5.11 pp Annual average: 1.02 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Portugal

Portugal 104.52%
World 87.32%
Southern Europe computed 98.98%
Primary completion rate — Portugal, by year Portugal All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 104.52 +4.5 pp
2022 100.01 −4.29 pp
2021 104.3 +1.98 pp
2020 102.32 +1.28 pp
2019 101.04 +1.64 pp
2018 99.4

About the indicator

The number of pupils in the last grade of primary school as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age. The indicator adds dropout to the picture that enrollment gives: almost everyone can enroll, while noticeably fewer make it to the end. Values above one hundred percent are not an error but a consequence of repetition and late entry: children older than the official age end up in the final grade.

Important: It can exceed 100% because of repeaters and of pupils older than the official age — a property of the methodology, not a sign of universal coverage. The aggregate is weighted by the number of children, not by total population.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.