Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Portugal
Portugal: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Portugal, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Portugal stood at 0.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Portugal peaked at 0.3% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2020.
That places Portugal 93rd out of 114 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Portugal, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2% | — |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -33.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +17.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -11.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -13.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +48.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +17.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -20.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +18.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -28.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -10.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +21.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 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 in Portugal?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Portugal was 0.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2002.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2020.
- How does Portugal rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Portugal ranks 93rd out of 114 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Information and Communication Technologies 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