Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Portugal
Portugal: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 36.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Portugal, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Portugal is 36.5%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Portugal peaked at 43.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 36.0%, in 2020.
Portugal ranks 45th of 113 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 Science, Technology, Engineering and in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.6% | — |
| 2002 | 42.7% | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 43.4% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 43.1% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 42.5% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 42.1% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 37.2% | -11.7% |
| 2008 | 36.3% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 36.1% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 38.6% | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 39.6% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 39.9% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 40.9% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 40.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 39.0% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 39.1% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 37.8% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 36.6% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 36.0% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 37.7% | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 36.3% | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 36.5% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.3% | 36.1% | 43.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 39.2% | 36.6% | 40.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 36.6% | 36.0% | 37.7% | 4 |
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More education data for Portugal
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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 36.5% 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 43.4% in 2003.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.0% in 2020.
- How does Portugal rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Portugal ranks 45th out of 113 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 10.8%. 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 Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release