Portugal vs Spain: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Portugal
19.4%
in 2017
Spain
19.3%
in 2018
Portugal rank
86th
Spain rank
87th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 19.4% against 19.3% in Spain, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Spain ahead.
Portugal ranks 86th and Spain ranks 87th of 98 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.1% | 22.4% | 3.4% | Spain |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 19.5% | 0.5% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Portugal or Spain?
- Portugal, at 19.4% against 19.3% in Spain as of 2017.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Portugal and Spain?
- 0.1%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Portugal ranks 86th and Spain ranks 87th of 98 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Business, Administration and Law programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Business, Administration and Law programmes in the reference year.