Education · 2021

Population with completed higher education: ranking of municipalities

Population with completed higher education: Lisbon comes top with 44.0% and Pampilhosa da Serra comes last with 6.0%. The median across 307 municipalities is 13.2%. The ranking covers municipalities with at least 500 residents.

Podium and top 100

1Lisbon44.0%2Oeiras40.8%3Porto37.5%

#	Municipality	District	Population with completed higher education
1	Lisbon	Lisbon	44.0%
2	Oeiras	Lisbon	40.8%
3	Porto	Porto	37.5%
4	Coimbra	Coimbra	36.3%
5	Cascais	Lisbon	35.1%
6	Aveiro	Aveiro	30.2%
7	Braga	Braga	29.2%
8	Alcochete	Setúbal	28.4%
9	Maia	Porto	27.5%
10	Faro	Faro	27.1%
11	Évora	Évora	26.4%
11	Vila Real	Vila Real	26.4%
13	Matosinhos	Porto	26.3%
14	Almada	Setúbal	26.1%
15	Viseu	Viseu	25.8%
16	Bragança	Bragança	25.5%
16	Condeixa-a-Nova	Coimbra	25.5%
18	Mafra	Lisbon	25.2%
19	Odivelas	Lisbon	25.1%
20	Guarda	Guarda	24.4%
21	Amadora	Lisbon	23.5%
21	Entroncamento	Santarém	23.5%
23	Arruda dos Vinhos	Lisbon	23.4%
24	Beja	Beja	22.9%
24	Vila Nova de Gaia	Porto	22.9%
24	Funchal	Região Autónoma da Madeira	22.9%
27	Leiria	Leiria	22.8%
27	Montijo	Setúbal	22.8%
29	Setúbal	Setúbal	22.6%
30	Portalegre	Portalegre	22.5%
31	Loures	Lisbon	22.4%
32	Ílhavo	Aveiro	22.3%
33	Santarém	Santarém	22.2%
34	Castelo Branco	Castelo Branco	22.1%
35	Seixal	Setúbal	21.6%
36	Sintra	Lisbon	21.4%
37	Vila Franca de Xira	Lisbon	21.3%
37	Palmela	Setúbal	21.3%
39	Espinho	Aveiro	21.2%
40	Ponta Delgada	Região Autónoma dos Açores	21.0%
41	Portimão	Faro	20.7%
42	Viana do Castelo	Viana do Castelo	20.5%
43	São João da Madeira	Aveiro	20.4%
43	Barreiro	Setúbal	20.4%
45	Esposende	Braga	20.2%
46	Covilhã	Castelo Branco	19.9%
47	Figueira da Foz	Coimbra	19.8%
47	Caldas da Rainha	Leiria	19.8%
49	Sesimbra	Setúbal	19.6%
49	Santa Cruz	Região Autónoma da Madeira	19.6%
51	São Brás de Alportel	Faro	19.5%
52	Póvoa de Varzim	Porto	19.1%
53	Valongo	Porto	18.9%
53	Vila do Conde	Porto	18.9%
55	Ovar	Aveiro	18.8%
55	Lagos	Faro	18.8%
55	Torres Novas	Santarém	18.8%
58	Mealhada	Aveiro	18.5%
59	Vila Nova da Barquinha	Santarém	18.3%
59	Angra do Heroísmo	Região Autónoma dos Açores	18.3%
61	Mira	Coimbra	18.1%
61	Caminha	Viana do Castelo	18.1%
63	Lousã	Coimbra	17.9%
63	Gondomar	Porto	17.9%
63	Tomar	Santarém	17.9%
66	Torres Vedras	Lisbon	17.8%
67	Oliveira do Bairro	Aveiro	17.5%
67	Batalha	Leiria	17.5%
69	Mirandela	Bragança	17.3%
69	Loulé	Faro	17.3%
69	Lamego	Viseu	17.3%
72	Tavira	Faro	17.2%
72	Horta	Região Autónoma dos Açores	17.2%
74	Cantanhede	Coimbra	16.9%
74	Montemor-o-Velho	Coimbra	16.9%
76	Santa Maria da Feira	Aveiro	16.8%
76	Aljezur	Faro	16.8%
76	Marinha Grande	Leiria	16.8%
79	Albufeira	Faro	16.7%
80	Anadia	Aveiro	16.6%
80	Cartaxo	Santarém	16.6%
82	Vila Nova de Famalicão	Braga	16.4%
82	Chaves	Vila Real	16.4%
84	Olhão	Faro	16.3%
84	Óbidos	Leiria	16.3%
86	Benavente	Santarém	16.2%
87	Guimarães	Braga	16.1%
87	Castelo de Vide	Portalegre	16.1%
87	Ourém	Santarém	16.1%
90	Lagoa	Faro	15.9%
90	Sobral de Monte Agraço	Lisbon	15.9%
90	Sines	Setúbal	15.9%
93	Castro Verde	Beja	15.8%
94	Almeirim	Santarém	15.7%
95	Santiago do Cacém	Setúbal	15.6%
96	Vale de Cambra	Aveiro	15.5%
96	Nazaré	Leiria	15.5%
98	Águeda	Aveiro	15.4%
99	Vagos	Aveiro	15.3%
99	Alcobaça	Leiria	15.3%

Bottom of the ranking

#	Municipality	District	Population with completed higher education
292	São João da Pesqueira	Viseu	8.8%
292	Sernancelhe	Viseu	8.8%
292	Nordeste	Região Autónoma dos Açores	8.8%
296	Barrancos	Beja	8.7%
296	Aguiar da Beira	Guarda	8.7%
298	Ribeira de Pena	Vila Real	8.5%
298	Valpaços	Vila Real	8.5%
300	Vinhais	Bragança	8.3%
301	Castanheira de Pêra	Leiria	8.0%
301	Baião	Porto	8.0%
303	Freixo de Espada à Cinta	Bragança	7.9%
303	Alandroal	Évora	7.9%
305	Gavião	Portalegre	7.7%
306	Cinfães	Viseu	7.1%
307	Pampilhosa da Serra	Coimbra	6.0%

Regions compared

Population-weighted averages for rates; totals for counts.

Frequently asked questions

Which municipality ranks first for “Population with completed higher education”?

Lisbon ranks first for “Population with completed higher education”, with 44.0%.

What is the median for “Population with completed higher education”?

The median across the 307 ranked municipalities is 13.2%.