Portugal vs Spain: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per

Portugal
2.16 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
2.14 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal rank
53rd
Spain rank
54th

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

  • Portugal
  • Spain
0.511.52197119972023

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 2.16 units per square kilometre against 2.14 units per square kilometre in Spain, a difference of 0.02 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Spain ahead.

Portugal ranks 53rd and Spain ranks 54th of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 0.4231 units per square kilometre 0.5894 units per square kilometre 0.1663 units per square kilometre Spain
1980s 0.5495 units per square kilometre 0.8566 units per square kilometre 0.3071 units per square kilometre Spain
1990s 1.32 units per square kilometre 1.44 units per square kilometre 0.1177 units per square kilometre Spain
2010s 1.78 units per square kilometre 1.88 units per square kilometre 0.0966 units per square kilometre Spain
2020s 2.06 units per square kilometre 2.07 units per square kilometre 0.0113 units per square kilometre Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per, Portugal or Spain?
Portugal, at 2.16 units per square kilometre against 2.14 units per square kilometre in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per between Portugal and Spain?
0.02 units per square kilometre, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
34 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per?
Portugal ranks 53rd and Spain ranks 54th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per square kilometre. 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, male (number), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
191 places, 5,390 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

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