Egypt vs Portugal: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education
Egypt
0.5026 LPIA
in 2023
Portugal
0.4466 LPIA
in 2021
Egypt rank
38th
Portugal rank
41st
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education over time
- Egypt
- Portugal
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 0.5026 LPIA against 0.4466 LPIA in Portugal, a difference of 0.056 LPIA.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 38th and Portugal ranks 41st of 91 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3696 LPIA | 0.3762 LPIA | 0.0067 LPIA | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.4307 LPIA | 0.4135 LPIA | 0.0173 LPIA | Egypt |
| 2020s | 0.5007 LPIA | 0.379 LPIA | 0.1217 LPIA | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education, Egypt or Portugal?
- Egypt, at 0.5026 LPIA against 0.4466 LPIA in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education between Egypt and Portugal?
- 0.056 LPIA, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Portugal?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2021.
- How do Egypt and Portugal rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Egypt ranks 38th and Portugal ranks 41st of 91 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). 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