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Portugal Adult education participation 2026: Interactive Chart & Historical Data

Adult education participation in Portugal stood at 16.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat. The latest value is up 0.8 percentage points from 16.1% in 2024. Ten years earlier, in 2015, the value was 9.8% (up 7.1 percentage points since). The latest value is the highest since 2000; the lowest was 2.8% in 2002. Portugal ranked 13th highest of the 34 countries in this dataset in 2025; Sweden ranked first.

Data source: Eurostat · Unit: % · Category: Education · Explore more indicators on EconDash

Data updated:Last checked:Frequency:AnnualCoverage:2000–2025

Key facts

What is the latest Adult education participation in Portugal?

Adult education participation in Portugal stood at 16.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.

Is Adult education participation in Portugal rising or falling?

The latest value is up 0.8 percentage points from 16.1% in 2024. Ten years earlier, in 2015, the value was 9.8% (up 7.1 percentage points since).

How does Portugal rank for Adult education participation?

Portugal ranked 13th highest of the 34 countries in this dataset in 2025; Sweden ranked first.

What is the highest Adult education participation on record in Portugal?

The latest value is the highest since 2000; the lowest was 2.8% in 2002.

Metadata for Adult education participation in Portugal
IndicatorAdult education participation
CountryPortugal
CategoryEducation
Unit%
SourceEurostat
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Latest value: 16.9% (2025)

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APA

Eurostat. (2026). Adult education participation — Portugal [Data set]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/adult-education-participation/PRT. Original source: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/trng_lfse_01/default/table

MLA

Eurostat. "Adult education participation — Portugal." EconDash, 2026, https://econdash.org/chart/adult-education-participation/PRT. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026. Original source: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/trng_lfse_01/default/table.

Chicago

Eurostat. 2026. "Adult education participation — Portugal." EconDash. Accessed November 13, 2026. https://econdash.org/chart/adult-education-participation/PRT. Original source: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/trng_lfse_01/default/table.

BibTeX
@misc{econdash_adult_education_participation_prt,
  author = {{Eurostat}},
  title = {{Adult education participation --- Portugal}},
  howpublished = {EconDash},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://econdash.org/chart/adult-education-participation/PRT},
  note = {Accessed: 2026-11-13. Original source: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/trng\_lfse\_01/default/table}
}