Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Portugal
Portugal: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts was 1.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Portugal, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Portugal is 1.2%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Portugal peaked at 1.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2012.
That places Portugal 73rd out of 121 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.1% | — |
| 2002 | 1.0% | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | +16.5% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 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 1.2% 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 1.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2012.
- How does Portugal rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts?
- Portugal ranks 73rd out of 121 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 up 17.4%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release