Argentina vs Portugal: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from

Argentina
5.7%
in 2011
Portugal
6.1%
in 2017
Argentina rank
26th
Portugal rank
23rd

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time

  • Argentina
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 6.1% against 5.7% in Argentina, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 26th and Portugal ranks 23rd of 101 countries.

Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Portugal Difference Ahead
2000s 5.3% 4.3% 1.0% Argentina
2010s 5.4% 5.0% 0.4% Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Argentina or Portugal?
Portugal, at 6.1% against 5.7% in Argentina as of 2017.
What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Argentina and Portugal?
0.4%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Portugal?
6 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2011.
How do Argentina and Portugal rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
Argentina ranks 26th and Portugal ranks 23rd of 101 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Services programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Services programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
101 places, 1,160 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Share of all tertiary graduates who completed services programmes in the reference year.