Portugal vs Spain: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent
Portugal
0.7567 GPIA
in 2023
Spain
0.7792 GPIA
in 2022
Portugal rank
17th
Spain rank
15th
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent 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