MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) vs Portugal: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes

MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
77.2%
in 2024
Portugal
77.7%
in 2023
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) rank
34th
Portugal rank
35th

Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
  • Portugal
020406080198420042024

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 77.7% against 77.2% in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ahead.

MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 34th and Portugal ranks 35th of 221 groups.

MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) Portugal Difference Ahead
2010s 69.3% 64.1% 5.2% MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
2020s 73.6% 73.4% 0.3% MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes, MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) or Portugal?
Portugal, at 77.7% against 77.2% in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes between MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) and Portugal?
0.5%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) and Portugal?
9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
How do MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) and Portugal rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 34th and Portugal ranks 35th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
415 places, 15,139 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release