Initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of in Portugal
Portugal: Initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of was 19.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of in Portugal, 1999–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 19.8% for initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.2% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of in Portugal peaked at 27.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 19.8%, in 2022.
Portugal ranks 80th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 27.0% | — |
| 2013 | 24.7% | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 26.7% | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 26.5% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 23.3% | -12.3% |
| 2018 | 21.8% | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 21.2% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 22.6% | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 21.3% | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 19.8% | -7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.0% | 27.0% | 27.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 24.0% | 21.2% | 26.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 21.3% | 19.8% | 22.6% | 3 |
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 initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of in Portugal?
- Initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of in Portugal was 19.8% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 27.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.8% in 2022.
- How does Portugal rank for initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of?
- Portugal ranks 80th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of 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, published as part of Initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release