How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Russian Federation?

5 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Portugal vs Russian Federation: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science

Portugal

70.9%

in 2017

Russian Federation

68.9%

in 2018

Portugal rank

85th

Russian Federation rank

87th

Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science over time

Portugal
Russian Federation

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 70.9% against 68.9% in Russian Federation, a difference of 2.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 85th and Russian Federation ranks 87th of 98 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Russian Federation	Difference	Ahead
2000s	69.9%	69.4%	0.6%	Portugal
2010s	71.6%	70.8%	0.8%	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of graduates from programmes other than science, Portugal or Russian Federation?: Portugal, at 70.9% against 68.9% in Russian Federation as of 2017.
What is the difference in percentage of graduates from programmes other than science between Portugal and Russian Federation?: 2.0%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Russian Federation?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2017.
How do Portugal and Russian Federation rank globally for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science?: Portugal ranks 85th and Russian Federation ranks 87th of 98 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, both sexes (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 98 places, 1,156 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in the reference year.