Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in Portugal
Portugal: Female share of graduates in Information and Communication was 17.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Female share of graduates in Information and Communication 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 information and communication in Portugal is 17.4%, measured in 2017.
The figure is down 25.6% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in information and communication in Portugal peaked at 35.1% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 16.1%, in 2009.
That places Portugal 67th out of 85 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.4% | — |
| 2002 | 35.1% | +11.7% |
| 2003 | 34.6% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 24.9% | -28.2% |
| 2005 | 23.1% | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 22.1% | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 21.7% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 18.4% | -15.2% |
| 2009 | 16.1% | -12.6% |
| 2010 | 23.7% | +47.2% |
| 2011 | 22.4% | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 22.4% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 24.7% | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 25.0% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 21.0% | -16.0% |
| 2016 | 23.5% | +11.7% |
| 2017 | 17.4% | -25.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.3% | 16.1% | 35.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 22.5% | 17.4% | 25.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More education data for Portugal
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 52,131 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in information and communication in Portugal?
- Female share of graduates in information and communication in Portugal was 17.4% 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 information and communication recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 35.1% in 2002.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in information and communication recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.1% in 2009.
- How does Portugal rank for female share of graduates in information and communication?
- Portugal ranks 67th out of 85 countries with data for 2017.
- Is female share of graduates in information and communication rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. 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 Information and Communication Technologies 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.