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
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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release