Greece vs Portugal: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education
Greece
12.2%
in 2024
Portugal
13.0%
in 2023
Greece rank
46th
Portugal rank
44th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education over time
- Greece
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 13.0% against 12.2% in Greece, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Portugal ahead.
Greece ranks 46th and Portugal ranks 44th of 95 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.4% | 3.8% | 1.4% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 4.3% | 6.4% | 2.1% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 11.0% | 2.3% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 11.7% | 11.8% | 0.1% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education, Greece or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 13.0% against 12.2% in Greece as of 2023.
- What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education between Greece and Portugal?
- 0.8%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Portugal?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Greece and Portugal rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Greece ranks 46th and Portugal ranks 44th of 95 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, rural, 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