New Zealand vs Portugal: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)

New Zealand
2.77 % change on previous year
in 2024
Portugal
2.63 % change on previous year
in 2023
New Zealand rank
89th
Portugal rank
91st

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) over time

  • New Zealand
  • Portugal
-2002040197119972024

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 2.77 % change on previous year against 2.63 % change on previous year in Portugal, a difference of 0.14 % change on previous year.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1972 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 89th and Portugal ranks 91st of 189 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 8.22 % change on previous year 8.37 % change on previous year 0.1456 % change on previous year Portugal
1980s 4.57 % change on previous year 4.7 % change on previous year 0.1349 % change on previous year Portugal
1990s 6.71 % change on previous year 12.95 % change on previous year 6.24 % change on previous year Portugal
2010s -1.39 % change on previous year 2.2 % change on previous year 3.59 % change on previous year Portugal
2020s -1.03 % change on previous year 3.86 % change on previous year 4.88 % change on previous year Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), New Zealand or Portugal?
New Zealand, at 2.77 % change on previous year against 2.63 % change on previous year in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between New Zealand and Portugal?
0.14 % change on previous year, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Portugal?
30 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Portugal rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
New Zealand ranks 89th and Portugal ranks 91st of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
410 places, 17,230 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.