Croatia vs Portugal: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Croatia
5.4%
in 2023
Portugal
6.0%
in 2023
Croatia rank
45th
Portugal rank
42nd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Croatia
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 6.0% against 5.4% in Croatia, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Croatia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Croatia ahead.
Croatia ranks 45th and Portugal ranks 42nd of 123 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.7% | 5.1% | 0.4% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 6.1% | 1.2% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 6.1% | 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, Croatia or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 6.0% against 5.4% in Croatia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Croatia and Portugal?
- 0.6%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Portugal?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Croatia and Portugal rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Croatia ranks 45th and Portugal ranks 42nd of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics 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