Finland vs Portugal: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female

Finland
9,825 number
in 2018
Portugal
10,573 number
in 2018
Finland rank
32nd
Portugal rank
30th

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female over time

  • Finland
  • Portugal
2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k12.0k199820082018

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 10,573 number against 9,825 number in Finland, a difference of 748 number.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 32nd and Portugal ranks 30th of 131 countries.

Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Portugal Difference Ahead
1990s 8,412 number 3,639 number 4,774 number Finland
2000s 10,635 number 8,733 number 1,902 number Finland
2010s 10,448 number 10,194 number 254.22 number Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female, Finland or Portugal?
Portugal, at 10,573 number against 9,825 number in Finland as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female between Finland and Portugal?
748 number, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Portugal?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Finland and Portugal rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female?
Finland ranks 32nd and Portugal ranks 30th of 131 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Finland vs Portugal: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 02 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/enrolment-in-tertiary-education-isced-8-programmes-female-number/finland/portugal/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/enrolment-in-tertiary-education-isced-8-programmes-female-number/finland/portugal/">Finland vs Portugal: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
176 places, 2,886 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the doctoral or equivalent (ISCED 8) level.