Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Portugal
Portugal: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 29.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Portugal, 2000–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Portugal stood at 29.1%.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Portugal peaked at 31.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 18.5%, in 2000.
Portugal ranks 13th of 98 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.5% | — |
| 2002 | 19.4% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 20.4% | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 23.7% | +16.1% |
| 2005 | 25.0% | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 24.4% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 29.3% | +20.0% |
| 2008 | 31.8% | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 30.1% | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 26.3% | -12.7% |
| 2011 | 26.1% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 26.4% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 27.5% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 27.8% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 27.9% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 29.0% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 29.1% | +0.2% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 29.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 22.2%, 1.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 29.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.2%, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.7% | 18.5% | 31.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 27.5% | 26.1% | 29.1% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More reference data data for Portugal
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4372 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0472 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2572 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Portugal?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Portugal was 29.1% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 31.8% in 2008.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.5% in 2000.
- How does Portugal rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Portugal ranks 13th out of 98 countries with data for 2017.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in the reference year.