How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sri Lanka?

22 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Portugal vs Sri Lanka: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female

Portugal

190,586 number

in 2018

Sri Lanka

201,039 number

in 2019

Portugal rank

59th

Sri Lanka rank

56th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female over time

Portugal
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 201,039 number against 190,586 number in Portugal, a difference of 10,453 number.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 59th and Sri Lanka ranks 56th of 187 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1970s	32,471 number	7,091 number	25,380 number	Portugal
1980s	53,047 number	23,836 number	29,212 number	Portugal
1990s	157,204 number	26,318 number	130,886 number	Portugal
2010s	194,802 number	174,270 number	20,531 number	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female, Portugal or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 201,039 number against 190,586 number in Portugal as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female between Portugal and Sri Lanka?: 10,453 number, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sri Lanka?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Portugal and Sri Lanka rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?: Portugal ranks 59th and Sri Lanka ranks 56th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number). 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)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 232 places, 7,150 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

The total number of female students enrolled at public and private tertiary education institutions.