Portugal vs Slovenia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Portugal
6.0%
in 2023
Slovenia
6.3%
in 2024
Portugal rank
42nd
Slovenia rank
40th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Portugal
- Slovenia
How they compare
Slovenia currently reports 6.3% against 6.0% in Portugal, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Slovenia's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 42nd and Slovenia ranks 40th of 123 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 2 and Slovenia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Slovenia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5% | 2.4% | 3.1% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 5.2% | 0.8% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 6.6% | 0.5% | Slovenia |
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 Slovenia?
- Slovenia, at 6.3% against 6.0% in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Portugal and Slovenia?
- 0.3%, with Slovenia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Slovenia?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and Slovenia rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Portugal ranks 42nd and Slovenia ranks 40th 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