Algeria vs Portugal: Share of the population with tertiary education
Algeria
17.3%
in 2020
Portugal
16.1%
in 2020
Algeria rank
47th
Portugal rank
50th
Share of the population with tertiary education over time
- Algeria
- Portugal
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 17.3% against 16.1% in Portugal, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Algeria's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Portugal ahead.
Algeria ranks 47th and Portugal ranks 50th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Portugal |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Portugal |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Portugal |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Portugal |
| 1910s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Portugal |
| 1920s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Portugal |
| 1930s | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.3% | Portugal |
| 1940s | 0.3% | 0.9% | 0.6% | Portugal |
| 1950s | 0.4% | 1.1% | 0.7% | Portugal |
| 1960s | 0.3% | 1.3% | 1.0% | Portugal |
| 1970s | 0.5% | 2.2% | 1.8% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 1.6% | 5.2% | 3.6% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 4.3% | 9.7% | 5.4% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 7.6% | 13.7% | 6.1% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 15.5% | 3.0% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 16.1% | 1.2% | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with tertiary education, Algeria or Portugal?
- Algeria, at 17.3% against 16.1% in Portugal as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with tertiary education between Algeria and Portugal?
- 1.2%, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Portugal?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Algeria and Portugal rank globally for share of the population with tertiary education?
- Algeria ranks 47th and Portugal ranks 50th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population with tertiary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of the population aged 25 to 65 years who have either completed or partially completed tertiary education.