Data / Rankings / Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64 / Regions of Portugal (NUTS 2)

Regions of Portugal (NUTS 2) by tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64

Grande Lisboa had the highest tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64 of 9 regions in 2023, at 42.4%. Região Autónoma dos Açores had the lowest, at 16.9%. The median was 25.3% and the figure for Portugal was 29.8%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Keep it in a collection in your library.
Highest42.4Grande Lisboa
Lowest16.9Região Autónoma dos Açores
Median25.39 regions
Portugal29.8History

All regions, 2023

Grande Lisboa: 42.4 %Grande Lisboa42.4Península de Setúbal: 33.8 %Península de Setúbal33.8Centro (PT): 29.2 %Centro (PT)29.2Norte: 26.3 %Norte26.3Algarve: 25.3 %Algarve25.3Oeste e Vale do Tejo: 24.2 %Oeste e Vale do Tejo24.2Alentejo: 21.1 %Alentejo21.1Região Autónoma da Madeira: 20.9 %Região Autónoma da Madeira20.9Região Autónoma dos Açores: 16.9 %Região Autónoma dos Açores16.9Grande Lisboa: 42.4 %Grande Lisboa42.4Península de Setúbal: 33.8 %Península de Setúbal33.8Centro (PT): 29.2 %Centro (PT)29.2Norte: 26.3 %Norte26.3Algarve: 25.3 %Algarve25.3Oeste e Vale do Tejo: 24.2 %Oeste e Vale do Tejo24.2Alentejo: 21.1 %Alentejo21.1Região Autónoma da Madeira: 20.9 %Região Autónoma da Madeira20.9Região Autónoma dos Açores: 16.9 %Região Autónoma dos Açores16.9
%. Source: Eurostat, Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, tertiary education (levels 5 to 8), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_04). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankRegions2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Grande Lisboa42.4+0.9 pts
2Península de Setúbal33.8+1.4 pts
3Centro (PT)29.2-1.4 pts
4Norte26.3+0.5 pts
5Algarve25.30 pts
6Oeste e Vale do Tejo24.2+1.5 pts
7Alentejo21.1-1.2 pts
8Região Autónoma da Madeira20.9-1.3 pts
9Região Autónoma dos Açores16.9+0.3 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 25 to 64 whose highest completed level of education is tertiary (ISCED 2011 levels 5 to 8: short-cycle tertiary, bachelor's or equivalent, master's or equivalent, and doctoral), as a percentage of all people aged 25 to 64. Measured by national labour force surveys.

Includes short-cycle tertiary programmes such as US associate degrees, so it is higher than the US bachelors_degree_share, which also covers everyone aged 25 and over.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the regions are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, tertiary education (levels 5 to 8), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_04). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_04/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Citation styles

The publisher is the author. Invokely is named only as the place the figures were read, where a style asks for it.

APA 7

Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, tertiary education (levels 5 to 8), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_04) (Regions of Portugal (NUTS 2) by tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_04/default/table

MLA 9

Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, tertiary education (levels 5 to 8), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_04), Regions of Portugal (NUTS 2) by tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, 2023. Eurostat, European Commission, 10 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_04/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/tertiary-education-attainment-25-64/portugal-regions?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, tertiary education (levels 5 to 8), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_04). Regions of Portugal (NUTS 2) by tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_04/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/tertiary-education-attainment-25-64/portugal-regions?period=2023.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, tertiary education (levels 5 to 8), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_04), Regions of Portugal (NUTS 2) by tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_04/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/tertiary-education-attainment-25-64/portugal-regions?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{eurostat_regions_of_portugal_nuts_2023,
  author = {{Eurostat, European Commission}},
  title = {{Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, tertiary education (levels 5 to 8), 25 to 64 years (edat\_lfse\_04): Regions of Portugal (NUTS 2) by tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, 2023}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_04/default/table},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/tertiary-education-attainment-25-64/portugal-regions?period=2023. Publisher attribution: Eurostat. Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, tertiary education (levels 5 to 8), 25 to 64 years (edat\_lfse\_04). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat\_lfse\_04/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
RIS
TY  - DATA
AU  - Eurostat, European Commission
TI  - Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, tertiary education (levels 5 to 8), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_04): Regions of Portugal (NUTS 2) by tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, 2023
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/09/10
PB  - Eurostat, European Commission
DB  - Invokely
UR  - https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_04/default/table
L2  - https://invokely.ai/rankings/tertiary-education-attainment-25-64/portugal-regions?period=2023
Y2  - 2026/10/12
N1  - Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/tertiary-education-attainment-25-64/portugal-regions?period=2023.
N1  - Publisher attribution: Eurostat. Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, tertiary education (levels 5 to 8), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_04). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_04/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
ER  -
Embed this chart

Paste this code into a web page or a blog post. The chart shows the latest figures as they are published, with the source and a link back to this page.

Sites that read oEmbed links, such as WordPress, can show the chart when you paste the link to this page.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

Rank Regions of Portugal by tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64 using official data, and cite the source.
rank_places {"indicator":"tertiary_attainment_share_25_64","level":"region","within":"Portugal","limit":10}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=tertiary_attainment_share_25_64&level=region&within=Portugal&limit=10

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

Which region has the highest tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64?

Grande Lisboa, with 42.4% in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64?

Região Autónoma dos Açores, with 16.9% in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, tertiary education (levels 5 to 8), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_04). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64: other rankings

Regions of Portugal (NUTS 2): more rankings