Population aged 25-64 by educational attainment level, sex and other in Portugal
Portugal: Population aged 25-64 by educational attainment level, sex and other was 30.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population aged 25-64 by educational attainment level, sex and other in Portugal, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population aged 25-64 by educational attainment level, sex and other in Portugal is 30.8%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and down 36.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population aged 25-64 by educational attainment level, sex and other in Portugal peaked at 50.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 30.8%, in 2025.
Portugal ranks 3rd of 31 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Population aged 25-64 by educational attainment level, sex and other in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 50.3% | — |
| 2015 | 48.8% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 47.4% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 46.2% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 44.7% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 41.8% | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 38.0% | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 37.3% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 36.6% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 34.5% | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 32.3% | -6.4% |
| 2025 | 30.8% | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 46.5% | 41.8% | 50.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 34.9% | 30.8% | 38.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 1 Italy 33.5% compare
- 2 Spain 32.5% compare
- 4 Malta 30.1% compare
- 5 Netherlands 18.2% compare
- 5 Netherlands 18.2% compare
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- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.4941 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.0558 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.0% (2100)
- Population density 95.56 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 396,215 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population aged 25-64 by educational attainment level, sex and other in Portugal?
- Population aged 25-64 by educational attainment level, sex and other in Portugal was 30.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest population aged 25-64 by educational attainment level, sex and other recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 50.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest population aged 25-64 by educational attainment level, sex and other recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.8% in 2025.
- How does Portugal rank for population aged 25-64 by educational attainment level, sex and other?
- Portugal ranks 3rd out of 31 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population aged 25-64 by educational attainment level, sex and other rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Population aged 25-64 by educational attainment level, sex and other typologies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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