Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Portugal
Portugal: Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology was 66.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Portugal, 2000–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 66.2% for female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Portugal peaked at 73.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 66.2%, in 2017.
That places Portugal 37th out of 92 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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 other fields than Science, Technology in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 70.8% | — |
| 2002 | 73.1% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 73.2% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 72.6% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 72.2% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 72.1% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 70.2% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 68.6% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 67.4% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 67.8% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 67.7% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 67.9% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 66.9% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 66.5% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 67.2% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 66.7% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 66.2% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.1% | 67.4% | 73.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 67.1% | 66.2% | 67.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More education data for Portugal
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 741,752 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.2518 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 52,131 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.6574 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 365,952 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3359 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 375,800 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1701 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 265,025 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.31 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Portugal?
- Female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Portugal was 66.2% 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 other fields than science, technology recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 73.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.2% in 2017.
- How does Portugal rank for female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology?
- Portugal ranks 37th out of 92 countries with data for 2017.
- Is female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. 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 other fields than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics 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.