Government expenditure on tertiary education, PPP$ in Portugal
Portugal: Government expenditure on tertiary education, PPP$ was 3,733 millions in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
3,733 millions
Change on year
up 9.6%
World rank
45th
of 148 countries
All-time high
3,733 millions
in 2022
All-time low
785.02 millions
in 1990
Years of data
29
1990–2022
Government expenditure on tertiary education, PPP$ in Portugal, 1990–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in millions.
Analysis
In 2022, government expenditure on tertiary education, ppp$ in Portugal stood at 3,733 millions. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 9.6% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on tertiary education, ppp$ in Portugal peaked at 3,733 millions in 2022 and was at its lowest, 785.02 millions, in 1990.
Portugal ranks 45th of 148 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Government expenditure on tertiary education, PPP$ in Portugal, year by year
| Year | millions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 785.02 millions | — |
| 1991 | 847.44 millions | +8.0% |
| 1992 | 1,037 millions | +22.4% |
| 1993 | 1,043 millions | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 1,055 millions | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 1,227 millions | +16.3% |
| 1996 | 1,379 millions | +12.4% |
| 1999 | 1,705 millions | +23.7% |
| 2000 | 1,819 millions | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 1,987 millions | +9.3% |
| 2002 | 1,922 millions | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 2,078 millions | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 1,872 millions | -9.9% |
| 2005 | 2,195 millions | +17.2% |
| 2006 | 2,427 millions | +10.6% |
| 2007 | 3,029 millions | +24.8% |
| 2008 | 2,557 millions | -15.6% |
| 2009 | 2,883 millions | +12.7% |
| 2010 | 3,144 millions | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 2,852 millions | -9.3% |
| 2013 | 2,615 millions | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 2,731 millions | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 2,748 millions | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 2,726 millions | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 2,797 millions | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 3,063 millions | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 3,223 millions | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 3,405 millions | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 3,733 millions | +9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,135 millions | 785.02 millions | 1,705 millions | 8 |
| 2000s | 2,277 millions | 1,819 millions | 3,029 millions | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,835 millions | 2,615 millions | 3,144 millions | 8 |
| 2020s | 3,454 millions | 3,223 millions | 3,733 millions | 3 |
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More education data for Portugal
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.63 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 42,707 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,424 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 230,157 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.92 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 198,049 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.3 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on tertiary education, ppp$ in Portugal?
- Government expenditure on tertiary education, ppp$ in Portugal was 3,733 millions in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on tertiary education, ppp$ recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 3,733 millions in 2022.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on tertiary education, ppp$ recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 785.02 millions in 1990.
- How does Portugal rank for government expenditure on tertiary education, ppp$?
- Portugal ranks 45th out of 148 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on tertiary education, ppp$ rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on tertiary education, PPP$ (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release