Portugal vs Romania: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)
Portugal
83.1%
in 2025
Romania
81.9%
in 2025
Portugal rank
54th
Romania rank
57th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) over time
- Portugal
- Romania
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 83.1% against 81.9% in Romania, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Romania ahead.
Portugal ranks 54th and Romania ranks 57th of 164 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.4% | 77.2% | 52.8% | Romania |
| 1990s | 37.6% | 77.1% | 39.5% | Romania |
| 2000s | 52.0% | 75.2% | 23.3% | Romania |
| 2010s | 69.1% | 78.5% | 9.5% | Romania |
| 2020s | 80.6% | 81.3% | 0.7% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data), Portugal or Romania?
- Portugal, at 83.1% against 81.9% in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) between Portugal and Romania?
- 1.2%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Romania?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Romania rank globally for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Portugal ranks 54th and Romania ranks 57th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release