{"id":3867,"date":"2026-06-30T13:28:39","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T13:28:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iesuperior.pt\/?p=3867"},"modified":"2026-06-30T13:28:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T13:28:42","slug":"balanco-anual-da-educacao-2026-relatorio-revela-conquistas-e-novos-desafios-no-ensino-superior","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iesuperior.pt\/en\/balanco-anual-da-educacao-2026-relatorio-revela-conquistas-e-novos-desafios-no-ensino-superior\/","title":{"rendered":"Annual Education Review 2026: Report reveals achievements and new challenges in Higher Education."},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The report is available. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/edulog.pt\/storage\/app\/uploads\/public\/6a2\/4df\/f07\/6a24dff07396e873509071.pdf\">Annual Education Report 2026<\/a><\/strong>, a study developed by EDULOG (the <em>think tank<\/em> from the Belmiro de Azevedo Foundation) which had the institutional support of <strong>Institute for Higher Education (IES, IP)<\/strong> and the DGEEC in data sharing and processing.<br><br>In the context of Higher Education, the report dedicates an in-depth analysis to the recent evolution of demand and student trajectories, highlighting crucial themes such as:<br><br>\u2013 The magnitude of the unprecedented drop in the number of applicants to the National Access Competition in the 2025\/26 academic year;<br>\u2013 The demographic impact and changes to admission rules (such as the requirement of two entrance exams) on course selection;<br>\u2013 The growing role of CTeSP (Professional Higher Technical Courses) and the differentiation between the university and polytechnic subsystems;<br>The transition of graduates to master&#039;s programs and social stratification in the education system.<br><br>The main conclusions reveal, in a very summarized way, that although Portugal has achieved enormous success in massifying the sector \u2014 with 431% of young people aged 23 to 27 completing higher education \u2014 the system is now facing an unprecedented drop in demand driven by demographic contraction and new requirements in entrance exams.<br><br>The report indicates that the main focus of inequality has shifted from access to the pathway within institutions, with a growing disparity in the transition to master&#039;s degrees, where students with parents who hold degrees have a substantially higher rate of continuing their studies.<br><br>Finally, the job market is becoming increasingly selective, rewarding young people who achieve a master&#039;s degree in areas of high cognitive and mathematical demand, such as engineering, technology, and management, with higher salaries, while graduates face greater stagnation and technological vulnerability.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Est\u00e1 dispon\u00edvel o relat\u00f3rio Balan\u00e7o Anual da Educa\u00e7\u00e3o 2026, um estudo desenvolvido pelo EDULOG (o think tank da Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Belmiro de Azevedo) que contou com o apoio institucional do Instituto para o Ensino Superior (IES, I.P.) e da DGEEC na partilha de dados e elabora\u00e7\u00e3o. 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