Finland vs Portugal: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Finland
4.0%
in 2023
Portugal
4.1%
in 2023
Finland rank
45th
Portugal rank
44th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Finland
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 4.1% against 4.0% in Finland, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 45th and Portugal ranks 44th of 122 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.1% | 3.1% | 3.0% | Finland |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 4.0% | 1.3% | Finland |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 4.7% | 0.4% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Finland or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 4.1% against 4.0% in Finland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Finland and Portugal?
- 0.1%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Portugal?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Portugal rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Finland ranks 45th and Portugal ranks 44th 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, female (%). 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