Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Math in Portugal
Portugal: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Math was 29.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Math in Portugal, 2000–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math 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 math 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.7% | 18.5% | 31.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 27.5% | 26.1% | 29.1% | 8 |
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More reference data data for Portugal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5144 (2050)
- 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 math in Portugal?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math 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 math recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 31.8% in 2008.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math 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 math?
- Portugal ranks 13th out of 98 countries with data for 2017.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math 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.