Netherlands vs Portugal: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Netherlands
5.6%
in 2023
Portugal
6.0%
in 2023
Netherlands rank
43rd
Portugal rank
40th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Netherlands
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 6.0% against 5.6% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Netherlands ranks 43rd and Portugal ranks 40th of 121 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.3% | 4.2% | 1.8% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 6.4% | 3.4% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 6.2% | 0.6% | Portugal |
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 6.0% against 5.6% in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Netherlands and Portugal?
- 0.4%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Portugal?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Netherlands and Portugal rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Netherlands ranks 43rd and Portugal ranks 40th of 121 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, female (%). 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