Table 1.

International students enrolled in a degree in Portuguese HEIs.

	2015/16	2016/17	2017/18	2018/19	2019/20	2020/21
Short technical degree	143	270	403	1008	2251	2410
First cycle	6 715	7 395	10025	12807	16900	18528
Second cycle	7 897	8 005	11507	15090	17418	18133
Third cycle	4886	4 849	5879	6558	7146	6973
Postgraduate specialisations	174	236	308	292	287	225
Total	19815	20755	28122	35755	44005	46269

Source: DGEEC, 2021.