Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Portugal
Portugal: Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) was 75.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Portugal, 1992–2025
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Portugal stood at 75.1%.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Portugal peaked at 75.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 59.5%, in 1995.
That places Portugal 14th out of 125 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 65.0% | — |
| 1993 | 65.5% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 63.4% | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 59.5% | -6.2% |
| 1996 | 60.5% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 62.3% | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 63.2% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 66.7% | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 65.8% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 65.0% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 67.3% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 66.4% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 64.8% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 66.2% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 68.0% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 67.9% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 68.6% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 70.7% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 71.6% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 73.3% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 73.7% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 74.1% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 74.9% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 74.7% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 74.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 75.1% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 74.9% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 75.3% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 72.3% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 72.6% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 74.0% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 75.1% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 75.1% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 75.1% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.3% | 59.5% | 66.7% | 8 |
| 2000s | 67.1% | 64.8% | 70.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.2% | 71.6% | 75.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.0% | 72.3% | 75.1% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Portugal?
- Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Portugal was 75.1% in 2025, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 75.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.5% in 1995.
- How does Portugal rank for labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age)?
- Portugal ranks 14th out of 125 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 intermediate education (% of total working-age population with intermediate education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ratio of the labor force with intermediate education to the working-age population with intermediate education. Intermediate education comprises upper secondary or post-secondary non tertiary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).