How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Portugal?

49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Greece vs Portugal: School age population, tertiary education, female

Greece

261,599 number

in 2018

Portugal

272,222 number

in 2018

Greece rank

100th

Portugal rank

98th

School age population, tertiary education, female over time

Greece
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 272,222 number against 261,599 number in Greece, a difference of 10,623 number.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Portugal ahead.

Greece ranks 100th and Portugal ranks 98th of 203 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1970s	332,019 number	370,714 number	38,695 number	Portugal
1980s	364,139 number	398,490 number	34,351 number	Portugal
1990s	396,265 number	400,688 number	4,423 number	Portugal
2000s	362,940 number	340,331 number	22,610 number	Greece
2010s	271,268 number	277,658 number	6,390 number	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, female, Greece or Portugal?: Portugal, at 272,222 number against 261,599 number in Greece as of 2018.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, female between Greece and Portugal?: 10,623 number, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Portugal?: 49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Greece and Portugal rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, female?: Greece ranks 100th and Portugal ranks 98th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: School age population, tertiary education, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.