Finland vs Portugal: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Finland
20.5%
in 2023
Portugal
20.8%
in 2023
Finland rank
93rd
Portugal rank
91st
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Finland
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 20.8% against 20.5% in Finland, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Portugal ahead.
Finland ranks 93rd and Portugal ranks 91st of 122 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.3% | 22.0% | 7.7% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 17.3% | 19.4% | 2.1% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 20.4% | 20.1% | 0.3% | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Finland or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 20.8% against 20.5% in Finland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Finland and Portugal?
- 0.3%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Portugal?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Portugal rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Finland ranks 93rd and Portugal ranks 91st of 122 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, male (%). 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