Italy vs Portugal: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary
Italy
19.5%
in 2023
Portugal
24.5%
in 2024
Italy rank
28th
Portugal rank
26th
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary over time
- Italy
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 24.5% against 19.5% in Italy, a difference of 5.0%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.3 times Italy's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 28th and Portugal ranks 26th of 30 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.0% | 10.6% | 1.4% | Italy |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 11.5% | 1.2% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary, Italy or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 24.5% against 19.5% in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary between Italy and Portugal?
- 5.0%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Portugal?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2010.
- How do Italy and Portugal rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Italy ranks 28th and Portugal ranks 26th of 30 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, non-immigrant background, both sexes (%). 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