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

14 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes, tertiary (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Brazil vs Portugal: Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology

Brazil

65.9%

in 2017

Portugal

66.2%

in 2017

Brazil rank

39th

Portugal rank

37th

Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology over time

Brazil
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 66.2% against 65.9% in Brazil, a difference of 0.3%.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 39th and Portugal ranks 37th of 92 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
2000s	65.8%	71.0%	5.2%	Portugal
2010s	65.8%	67.1%	1.4%	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology, Brazil or Portugal?: Portugal, at 66.2% against 65.9% in Brazil as of 2017.
What is the difference in female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology between Brazil and Portugal?: 0.3%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Portugal?: 14 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2017.
How do Brazil and Portugal rank globally for female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology?: Brazil ranks 39th and Portugal ranks 37th of 92 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes, tertiary (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes, tertiary (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 92 places, 1,054 data points, 1998–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Female share of graduates in the given field of education, tertiary is the number of female graduates expressed as a percentage of the total number of graduates in the given field of education from tertiary education.