Italy vs Portugal: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from

Italy
1.3%
in 2018
Portugal
1.9%
in 2017
Italy rank
91st
Portugal rank
88th

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time

  • Italy
  • Portugal
0246199820082018

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 1.9% against 1.3% in Italy, a difference of 0.6%.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.5 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Portugal ahead.

Italy ranks 91st and Portugal ranks 88th of 97 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Portugal Difference Ahead
2000s 1.1% 3.7% 2.6% Portugal
2010s 1.4% 1.3% 0.0% Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Italy or Portugal?
Portugal, at 1.9% against 1.3% in Italy as of 2017.
What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Italy and Portugal?
0.6%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Portugal?
14 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.
How do Italy and Portugal rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
Italy ranks 91st and Portugal ranks 88th of 97 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Information and Communication Technologies programmes, 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 tertiary education graduating from Information and Communication Technologies programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,140 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Information and Communication Technologies programmes in the reference year.