Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Portugal
Portugal: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science was 82.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Portugal, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 82.8% for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Portugal peaked at 88.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 80.2%, in 2008.
Portugal ranks 88th of 122 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 88.7% | — |
| 2002 | 87.6% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 86.8% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 84.5% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 83.6% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 84.1% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 82.0% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 80.2% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 81.3% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 83.1% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 82.9% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 82.5% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 81.2% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 80.8% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 81.6% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 80.6% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 81.0% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 82.4% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 82.7% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 82.1% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 82.5% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 82.8% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.3% | 80.2% | 88.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 81.8% | 80.6% | 83.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 82.5% | 82.1% | 82.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More education data for Portugal
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 52,131 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Portugal?
- Percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Portugal was 82.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 88.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.2% in 2008.
- How does Portugal rank for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science?
- Portugal ranks 88th out of 122 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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 Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release