Belgium vs Portugal: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Belgium
13.7%
in 2023
Portugal
14.1%
in 2023
Belgium rank
23rd
Portugal rank
21st
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Belgium
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 14.1% against 13.7% in Belgium, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Portugal ahead.
Belgium ranks 23rd and Portugal ranks 21st of 121 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.8% | 11.6% | 1.8% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 13.2% | 0.4% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 13.4% | 14.0% | 0.6% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Belgium or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 14.1% against 13.7% in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Belgium and Portugal?
- 0.4%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Portugal?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Portugal rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Belgium ranks 23rd and Portugal ranks 21st of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Social Sciences, Journalism and Information 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