Portugal vs Sweden: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Portugal
18.5%
in 2023
Sweden
17.7%
in 2023
Portugal rank
17th
Sweden rank
20th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Portugal
- Sweden
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 18.5% against 17.7% in Sweden, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sweden ahead.
Portugal ranks 17th and Sweden ranks 20th of 124 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.6% | 19.2% | 3.6% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 20.0% | 18.5% | 1.4% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 18.9% | 18.2% | 0.7% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Portugal or Sweden?
- Portugal, at 18.5% against 17.7% in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Portugal and Sweden?
- 0.8%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sweden?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and Sweden rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Portugal ranks 17th and Sweden ranks 20th of 124 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction 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