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

Latest (2017)
29.1%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
13th
of 98 countries
All-time high
31.8%
in 2008
All-time low
18.5%
in 2000
Years of data
17
2000–2017

Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Math in Portugal, 2000–2017

01020302000200820172000: 18.5 %2002: 19.4 %2003: 20.4 %2004: 23.7 %2005: 25 %2006: 24.4 %2007: 29.3 %2008: 31.8 %2009: 30.1 %2010: 26.3 %2011: 26.1 %2012: 26.4 %2013: 27.5 %2014: 27.8 %2015: 27.9 %2016: 29 %2017: 29.1 %

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 24.7% 18.5% 31.8% 9
2010s 27.5% 26.1% 29.1% 8

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 10 Russia 31.1% compare
  2. 11 Austria 31.0% compare
  3. 12 South Korea 29.3% compare
  4. 14 Eritrea 29.0% compare
  5. 15 Romania 28.8% compare
  6. 16 Serbia 28.4% compare

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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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About this data

Indicator
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
98 places, 1,157 data points, 1998–2020
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in the reference year.