Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Portugal
Portugal: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts was 8.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Portugal, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 8.7% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Portugal peaked at 9.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2009.
Portugal ranks 26th of 123 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 tertiary education graduating from Arts in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.5% | — |
| 2002 | 8.3% | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 8.4% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 8.2% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 7.7% | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 8.1% | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 7.3% | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 7.2% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 7.0% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 8.0% | +14.8% |
| 2011 | 8.1% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 8.4% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 9.0% | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 8.8% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 8.6% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 8.7% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 9.0% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 9.0% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 8.3% | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 9.1% | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 8.5% | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 8.7% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.7% | 7.0% | 8.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 8.0% | 9.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 8.3% | 9.1% | 4 |
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 percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Portugal?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Portugal was 8.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2009.
- How does Portugal rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts?
- Portugal ranks 26th out of 123 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Arts and Humanities programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release