Denmark vs Portugal: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Denmark
6.0%
in 2023
Portugal
6.0%
in 2023
Denmark rank
40th
Portugal rank
39th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Denmark
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 6.0% against 6.0% in Denmark, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 40th and Portugal ranks 39th of 121 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.9% | 4.8% | 1.1% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 5.7% | 0.5% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 5.9% | 0.0% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Denmark or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 6.0% against 6.0% in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Denmark and Portugal?
- 0.0%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Portugal?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Portugal rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Denmark ranks 40th and Portugal ranks 39th 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, 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