El Salvador vs Portugal: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
El Salvador
7.7%
in 2023
Portugal
8.2%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
29th
Portugal rank
26th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- El Salvador
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 8.2% against 7.7% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 29th and Portugal ranks 26th of 122 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 5.6% | 5.6% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 7.6% | 6.1% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 8.5% | 1.2% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, El Salvador or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 8.2% against 7.7% in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between El Salvador and Portugal?
- 0.5%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Portugal?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Portugal rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- El Salvador ranks 29th and Portugal ranks 26th of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Services 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