Portugal vs Spain: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral gender
Portugal
0.8453 GPIA
in 2024
Spain
0.8034 GPIA
in 2022
Portugal rank
18th
Spain rank
21st
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral gender over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.8453 GPIA against 0.8034 GPIA in Spain, a difference of 0.0419 GPIA.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 18th and Spain ranks 21st of 59 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7861 GPIA | 0.7127 GPIA | 0.0734 GPIA | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.8372 GPIA | 0.7318 GPIA | 0.1054 GPIA | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent, Portugal or Spain?
- Portugal, at 0.8453 GPIA against 0.8034 GPIA in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent between Portugal and Spain?
- 0.0419 GPIA, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2021.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Portugal ranks 18th and Spain ranks 21st of 59 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). 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