Peru vs Portugal: Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP

Peru
0.8%
in 2024
Portugal
0.8%
in 2022
Peru rank
81st
Portugal rank
79th

Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP over time

  • Peru
  • Portugal
0.20.40.60.811.2197319982024

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.8% against 0.8% in Peru, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Peru ahead.

Peru ranks 81st and Portugal ranks 79th of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 0.6% 0.2% 0.4% Peru
1990s 0.6% 0.9% 0.3% Portugal
2000s 0.4% 0.9% 0.6% Portugal
2010s 0.6% 0.9% 0.3% Portugal
2020s 0.7% 0.8% 0.2% Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp, Peru or Portugal?
Portugal, at 0.8% against 0.8% in Peru as of 2022.
What is the difference in government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp between Peru and Portugal?
0.0%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Portugal?
21 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2022.
How do Peru and Portugal rank globally for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp?
Peru ranks 81st and Portugal ranks 79th of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
173 places, 3,953 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release