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More adults in training strengthen available talent for companies in Portugal

SOL14 September 2026 at 13:16

In Portugal, 16.9% of adults aged between 25 and 64 received education or training in 2025, a significant increase compared to the 9.8% recorded in 2015. This evolution represents a growth of more than seven percentage points in a decade.

This increase in adult training reflects a trend of valuing skills and professional qualifications in the country. Workers seeking continuing education benefit from new opportunities in the labor market.

This phenomenon also contributes to strengthening the universe of talent available to Portuguese companies, which now have access to a more qualified active population with more developed skills.

Why this matters

Readers in Portugal are directly affected by this trend, both as workers seeking better opportunities, and as consumers of services from companies that benefit from a more qualified workforce. The increase of almost 7 percentage points in ten years represents a structural change in the Portuguese labor market that can influence economic competitiveness and career prospects.

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