Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Portugal

Portugal: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts was 10.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
10.0%
Change on year
up 6.2%
World rank
27th
of 97 countries
All-time high
10.0%
in 2017
All-time low
7.6%
in 2009
Years of data
17
2000–2017

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Portugal, 2000–2017

02468102000200820172000: 8 %2002: 8.3 %2003: 8.3 %2004: 9.2 %2005: 8.6 %2006: 8.7 %2007: 8.4 %2008: 8.3 %2009: 7.6 %2010: 8.2 %2011: 8.1 %2012: 8.3 %2013: 9 %2014: 9.1 %2015: 9 %2016: 9.4 %2017: 10 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Portugal is 10.0%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Portugal peaked at 10.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2009.

Portugal ranks 27th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts and Humanities programmes, both sexes (%) in Portugal, 2000 to 2017.
Year % Change
2000 8.0%
2002 8.3% +4.0%
2003 8.3% +0.4%
2004 9.2% +10.2%
2005 8.6% -5.9%
2006 8.7% +0.7%
2007 8.4% -3.6%
2008 8.3% -0.9%
2009 7.6% -8.2%
2010 8.2% +7.5%
2011 8.1% -1.5%
2012 8.3% +2.7%
2013 9.0% +8.6%
2014 9.1% +0.4%
2015 9.0% -0.5%
2016 9.4% +4.3%
2017 10.0% +6.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8.4% 7.6% 9.2% 9
2010s 8.9% 8.1% 10.0% 8

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 24 Türkiye 11.1% compare
  2. 25 Albania 10.7% compare
  3. 26 Finland 10.5% compare
  4. 28 Luxembourg 10.0% compare
  5. 29 Argentina 9.9% compare
  6. 30 Iceland 9.9% compare

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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 10.0% in 2017, 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 10.0% in 2017.
What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2009.
How does Portugal rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts?
Portugal ranks 27th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts and Humanities programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,141 data points, 1998–2020
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed humanities and arts programmes in the reference year.