Italy vs Portugal: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science
Italy
83.1%
in 2023
Portugal
82.8%
in 2023
Italy rank
85th
Portugal rank
88th
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science over time
- Italy
- Portugal
How they compare
Italy currently reports 83.1% against 82.8% in Portugal, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Portugal ahead.
Italy ranks 85th and Portugal ranks 88th of 122 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.1% | 84.7% | 0.6% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 79.1% | 81.7% | 2.6% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 83.9% | 82.5% | 1.3% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from programmes other than science, Italy or Portugal?
- Italy, at 83.1% against 82.8% in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from programmes other than science between Italy and Portugal?
- 0.3%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Portugal?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Portugal rank globally for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science?
- Italy ranks 85th and Portugal ranks 88th of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, female (%). 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