Netherlands vs Portugal: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Netherlands
0.1%
in 2023
Portugal
0.0%
in 2023
Netherlands rank
46th
Portugal rank
49th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Netherlands
- Portugal
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 0.1% against 0.0% in Portugal, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.5 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Portugal ahead.
Netherlands ranks 46th and Portugal ranks 49th of 126 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.0% | 1.1% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Netherlands |
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?
- Netherlands, at 0.1% against 0.0% in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Netherlands and Portugal?
- 0.1%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Portugal?
- 13 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 46th and Portugal ranks 49th of 126 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from programmes in unspecified fields, 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