Portugal vs Sweden: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Portugal
30.2%
in 2023
Sweden
30.4%
in 2023
Portugal rank
17th
Sweden rank
15th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Portugal
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 30.4% against 30.2% in Portugal, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sweden ahead.
Portugal ranks 17th and Sweden ranks 15th of 123 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.4% | 35.7% | 8.3% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 32.8% | 33.7% | 0.9% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 30.9% | 31.5% | 0.6% | Sweden |
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?
- Sweden, at 30.4% against 30.2% in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Portugal and Sweden?
- 0.2%, with Sweden 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 15th of 123 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, 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