Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Portugal
Portugal: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.5% 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 0.5%.
The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Portugal peaked at 0.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2010.
That places Portugal 83rd out of 111 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 tertiary education graduating from in Portugal, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6% | — |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -22.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +13.9% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +33.8% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -11.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -17.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +17.5% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 4 |
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More education data for Portugal
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.63 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 42,707 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,424 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 230,157 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.92 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 198,049 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.3 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
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 0.5% 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 0.7% in 2004.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2010.
- How does Portugal rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Portugal ranks 83rd out of 111 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 3.6%. 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 Services 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