Italy vs Portugal: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per

Italy
0.0212 units per person
in 2023
Portugal
0.0218 units per person
in 2023
Italy rank
62nd
Portugal rank
59th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per over time

  • Italy
  • Portugal
0.0050.010.0150.02197119972023

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.0218 units per person against 0.0212 units per person in Italy, a difference of 0.0006 units per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 62nd and Portugal ranks 59th of 192 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0064 units per person 0.0035 units per person 0.003 units per person Italy
1980s 0.0089 units per person 0.0054 units per person 0.0036 units per person Italy
1990s 0.0156 units per person 0.0157 units per person 0.0001 units per person Portugal
2010s 0.0173 units per person 0.0181 units per person 0.0008 units per person Portugal
2020s 0.0201 units per person 0.021 units per person 0.0009 units per person Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per, Italy or Portugal?
Portugal, at 0.0218 units per person against 0.0212 units per person in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per between Italy and Portugal?
0.0006 units per person, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Portugal?
33 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Italy and Portugal rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per?
Italy ranks 62nd and Portugal ranks 59th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per capita. 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, female (number), per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 5,665 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.