Portugal: Tertiary school enrollment

The latest value from 2023 is 77.68 percent, an increase from 75.07 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 54.38 percent, based on data from 123 countries. Historically, the average for Portugal from 2015 to 2023 is 68.21 percent. The minimum value, 61.8 percent, was reached in 2015 while the maximum of 77.68 percent was recorded in 2023. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

The tertiary school enrollment in Portugal is the number of students in tertiary level education as percent of all people who have finished secondary school in the last five years.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.