Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP in Portugal
Portugal: Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP was 7.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP in Portugal, 2013–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2022, initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp in Portugal stood at 7.3%.
That represents a change of up 19.7% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp in Portugal peaked at 7.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2021.
That places Portugal 23rd out of 52 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 7.3% | — |
| 2014 | 7.8% | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 6.3% | -18.9% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | +25.2% |
| 2018 | 7.1% | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 6.5% | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 6.9% | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 6.1% | -10.9% |
| 2022 | 7.3% | +19.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.1% | 6.3% | 7.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 6.1% | 7.3% | 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 household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp in Portugal?
- Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp in Portugal was 7.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2021.
- How does Portugal rank for initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp?
- Portugal ranks 23rd out of 52 countries with data for 2022.
- Is initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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 household 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