Labor force with advanced education, male in Portugal
Portugal: Labor force with advanced education, male was 84.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force with advanced education, male in Portugal, 1992–2025
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male working-age population with advanced education.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force with advanced education, male in Portugal stood at 84.2%.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with advanced education, male in Portugal peaked at 89.6% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 79.4%, in 2013.
Portugal ranks 50th of 125 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Labor force with advanced education, male in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % of male working-age population with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 88.9% | — |
| 1993 | 89.6% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 87.7% | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 87.5% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 86.8% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 83.7% | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 87.2% | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 89.2% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 88.6% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 87.7% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 88.0% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 88.2% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 86.4% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 87.0% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 85.4% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 86.0% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 86.1% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 84.3% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 82.0% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 82.8% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 80.2% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 79.4% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 82.2% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 82.6% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 84.3% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 83.3% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 84.0% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 84.7% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 83.0% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 84.3% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 83.2% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 82.5% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 84.1% | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 84.2% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.6% | 83.7% | 89.6% | 8 |
| 2000s | 86.8% | 84.3% | 88.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.5% | 79.4% | 84.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.5% | 82.5% | 84.3% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with advanced education, male in Portugal?
- Labor force with advanced education, male in Portugal was 84.2% in 2025, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with advanced education, male recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 89.6% in 1993.
- What is the lowest labor force with advanced education, male recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.4% in 2013.
- How does Portugal rank for labor force with advanced education, male?
- Portugal ranks 50th out of 125 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force with advanced education, male rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force with advanced education, male (% of male working-age population with advanced education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ratio of the labor force with advanced education to the working-age population with advanced education. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).