Luxembourg vs Portugal: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Luxembourg
5.8%
in 2018
Portugal
6.3%
in 2017
Luxembourg rank
32nd
Portugal rank
29th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Luxembourg
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 6.3% against 5.8% in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Luxembourg's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Luxembourg ranks 32nd and Portugal ranks 29th of 97 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.4% | 6.3% | 1.9% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 6.4% | 1.6% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Luxembourg or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 6.3% against 5.8% in Luxembourg as of 2017.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Luxembourg and Portugal?
- 0.5%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Portugal?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2016.
- How do Luxembourg and Portugal rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Luxembourg ranks 32nd and Portugal ranks 29th of 97 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
Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes in the reference year.