Portugal vs Spain: Educational attainment rate, completed … Doctoral urban gender
Portugal
0.7567 GPIA
in 2023
Spain
0.7792 GPIA
in 2022
Portugal rank
17th
Spain rank
15th
Educational attainment rate, completed … Doctoral urban gender over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.7792 GPIA against 0.7567 GPIA in Portugal, a difference of 0.0225 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 17th and Spain ranks 15th of 49 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 | 0.7007 GPIA | 0.6861 GPIA | 0.0146 GPIA | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.8613 GPIA | 0.7328 GPIA | 0.1285 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?
- Spain, at 0.7792 GPIA against 0.7567 GPIA in Portugal as of 2022.
- What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent between Portugal and Spain?
- 0.0225 GPIA, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2022.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Portugal ranks 17th and Spain ranks 15th of 49 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, urban, 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