Initial government funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$ in Portugal

Portugal: Initial government funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$ was 9,287 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
9,287
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
39th
of 119 countries
All-time high
10,843
in 2015
All-time low
9,287
in 2022
Years of data
10
1999–2022

Initial government funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$ in Portugal, 1999–2022

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k1999201020221999: 10.5k2013: 9.8k2014: 10.7k2015: 10.8k2017: 10.1k2018: 9.7k2019: 9.7k2020: 9.5k2021: 9.4k2022: 9.3k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ in Portugal is 9,287, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ in Portugal peaked at 10,843 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 9,287, in 2022.

Portugal ranks 39th of 119 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 10,469 10,469 10,469 1
2010s 10,140 9,737 10,843 6
2020s 9,402 9,287 9,503 3

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 36 Turks and Caicos Islands 10,046 compare
  2. 37 Belarus 9,859 compare
  3. 38 Lithuania 9,858 compare
  4. 40 South Africa 9,131 compare
  5. 41 Korea 9,080 compare
  6. 42 Türkiye 9,049 compare

See the full ranking of 119 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ in Portugal?
Initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ in Portugal was 9,287 in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 10,843 in 2015.
What is the lowest initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 9,287 in 2022.
How does Portugal rank for initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$?
Portugal ranks 39th out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
Is initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. 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, constant PPP$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Initial government funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
119 places, 1,703 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release