Greece vs Portugal: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Greece
21.2%
in 2022
Portugal
22.0%
in 2023
Greece rank
88th
Portugal rank
87th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Greece
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 22.0% against 21.2% in Greece, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 88th and Portugal ranks 87th of 124 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.9% | 17.8% | 0.0% | Greece |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 19.3% | 0.2% | Greece |
| 2020s | 20.6% | 21.6% | 1.0% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Greece or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 22.0% against 21.2% in Greece as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Greece and Portugal?
- 0.8%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Portugal?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
- How do Greece and Portugal rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Greece ranks 88th and Portugal ranks 87th of 124 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Business, Administration and Law programmes, both sexes (%). 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