Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in Portugal
Portugal: Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law was 60.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in Portugal, 2000–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Portugal is 60.2%, measured in 2017.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Portugal peaked at 64.1% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 57.5%, in 2009.
Portugal ranks 34th of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 62.4% | — |
| 2002 | 64.1% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 62.1% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 61.7% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 62.5% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 62.4% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 60.5% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 59.3% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 57.5% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 58.2% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 57.6% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 58.6% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 58.4% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 58.4% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 59.4% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 59.5% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 60.2% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.4% | 57.5% | 64.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 58.8% | 57.6% | 60.2% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More education data for Portugal
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 82,664 (2018)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 11,380 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 136,282 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 128,743 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 741,752 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 598,661 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0566 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Portugal?
- Female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Portugal was 60.2% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
- What is the highest female share of graduates in business, administration and law recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 64.1% in 2002.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in business, administration and law recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.5% in 2009.
- How does Portugal rank for female share of graduates in business, administration and law?
- Portugal ranks 34th out of 95 countries with data for 2017.
- Is female share of graduates in business, administration and law rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law programmes, tertiary (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female share of graduates in the given field of education, tertiary is the number of female graduates expressed as a percentage of the total number of graduates in the given field of education from tertiary education.