Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Portugal
Portugal: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 17.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Portugal, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 17.1% for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Portugal peaked at 19.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 2000.
Portugal ranks 29th of 122 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.3% | — |
| 2002 | 12.4% | +9.5% |
| 2003 | 13.2% | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 15.5% | +17.9% |
| 2005 | 16.4% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 15.9% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 18.0% | +13.5% |
| 2008 | 19.8% | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 18.7% | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 16.9% | -9.9% |
| 2011 | 17.1% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 17.5% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 18.8% | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 19.2% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 18.3% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 19.3% | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 19.0% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 17.6% | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 17.2% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 17.8% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 17.5% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 17.1% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.7% | 11.3% | 19.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 18.2% | 16.9% | 19.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 17.1% | 17.8% | 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 science, technology, engineering and in Portugal?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Portugal was 17.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 19.8% in 2008.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 2000.
- How does Portugal rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Portugal ranks 29th out of 122 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. 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 Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release