Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Portugal
Portugal: Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying was 3.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Portugal, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Portugal is 3.0%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 6.5% on the previous year and up 50.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Portugal peaked at 3.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2000.
That places Portugal 92nd out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.2% | — |
| 2001 | 1.3% | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | +10.3% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | +17.6% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | +16.3% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | +38.9% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | -16.4% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 3.2% | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 3.0% | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.0% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 3.0% | 3.4% | 4 |
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More education data for Portugal
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 428,206 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Portugal?
- Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Portugal was 3.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2000.
- How does Portugal rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying?
- Portugal ranks 92nd out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.1%. 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 Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release