Netherlands vs Portugal: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Netherlands
17.1%
in 2018
Portugal
17.4%
in 2017
Netherlands rank
21st
Portugal rank
18th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Netherlands
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 17.4% against 17.1% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 21st and Portugal ranks 18th of 98 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.5% | 14.8% | 5.7% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 18.2% | 0.1% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Netherlands or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 17.4% against 17.1% in Netherlands as of 2017.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Netherlands and Portugal?
- 0.3%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Portugal?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
- How do Netherlands and Portugal rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Netherlands ranks 21st and Portugal ranks 18th of 98 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Health and Welfare 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
Share of all tertiary graduates who completed health and welfare programmes in the reference year.