Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Portugal

Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Portugal was 77.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics. That is up 2.6 pts from 2022. That is the 16th highest of 26 EU countries in 2023.

202377.7%
Change on 2022+2.6 pts
Rank16th of 26EU countries ranked
Series high77.72023
Series low61.82015

Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Portugal, 2015 to 2023

6065707580201520172019202120232015: 61.8 %2016: 63.2 %2017: 64.2 %2018: 65.1 %2019: 66.1 %2020: 68.2 %2021: 72.5 %2022: 75.1 %2023: 77.7 %
%. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, School enrollment, tertiary, % gross (SE.TER.ENRR) via World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-08.
All 9 values
Period%
202377.7
202275.1
202172.5
202068.2
201966.1
201865.1
201764.2
201663.2
201561.8

Rankings

Definition

Students enrolled in tertiary education (ISCED levels 5 to 8), of any age, as a percentage of the population in the five-year age group that follows the official secondary school leaving age. UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

A gross ratio: students outside the reference ages and students from abroad are counted, so it can exceed 100%. It counts students, not graduates; for degree holders in the United States see bachelors_degree_share.

How to cite

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). School enrollment, tertiary, % gross (SE.TER.ENRR). Retrieved through World Bank World Development Indicators (data.worldbank.org). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.TER.ENRR. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. UIS does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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What is the tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Portugal?

Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Portugal was 77.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics. That is up 2.6 pts from 2022. That is the 16th highest of 26 EU countries in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics. School enrollment, tertiary, % gross (SE.TER.ENRR). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Portugal?

77.7% in 2023, the highest value since 2015 in this series.

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