Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Portugal
Portugal: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.03 index in 2025. ▼ Falling
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Portugal, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 1.03 index for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Portugal peaked at 1.25 index in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.03 index, in 2025.
Portugal ranks 75th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Portugal, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1.24 index | — |
| 1982 | 1.24 index | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 1.24 index | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.24 index | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.24 index | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 1.24 index | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 1.24 index | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 1.24 index | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 1.25 index | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 1.25 index | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 1.24 index | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 1.23 index | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 1.22 index | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 1.21 index | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 1.2 index | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 1.19 index | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 1.18 index | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 1.16 index | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 1.16 index | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 1.15 index | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 1.15 index | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.15 index | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.15 index | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.15 index | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.15 index | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.14 index | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 1.12 index | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 1.1 index | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 1.08 index | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 1.07 index | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.06 index | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.05 index | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.05 index | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.04 index | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.04 index | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.04 index | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.04 index | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.04 index | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.04 index | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.04 index | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.03 index | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.03 index | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.03 index | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.03 index | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 1.03 index | -0.2% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 1.03 index is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.01 index, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 1.03 index is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.01 index, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.24 index | 1.24 index | 1.25 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.2 index | 1.16 index | 1.25 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.13 index | 1.08 index | 1.15 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 index | 1.04 index | 1.07 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 index | 1.03 index | 1.04 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More gender data for Portugal
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,308 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.1109 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 9,009 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 9,009 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.2323 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 41,963 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 44,232 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 42,382 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 44,580 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 42,087 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Portugal?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Portugal was 1.03 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.25 index in 1990.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 index in 2025.
- How does Portugal rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Portugal ranks 75th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.