Austria vs Portugal: Share of the population with tertiary education
Austria
15.9%
in 2020
Portugal
16.1%
in 2020
Austria rank
51st
Portugal rank
50th
Share of the population with tertiary education over time
- Austria
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 16.1% against 15.9% in Austria, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 51st and Portugal ranks 50th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 13 and Portugal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.4% | Austria |
| 1880s | 0.9% | 0.2% | 0.8% | Austria |
| 1890s | 1.2% | 0.2% | 1.1% | Austria |
| 1900s | 1.6% | 0.2% | 1.4% | Austria |
| 1910s | 2.0% | 0.3% | 1.6% | Austria |
| 1920s | 2.3% | 0.5% | 1.8% | Austria |
| 1930s | 2.8% | 0.6% | 2.2% | Austria |
| 1940s | 2.7% | 0.9% | 1.9% | Austria |
| 1950s | 2.2% | 1.1% | 1.2% | Austria |
| 1960s | 2.5% | 1.3% | 1.2% | Austria |
| 1970s | 3.0% | 2.2% | 0.8% | Austria |
| 1980s | 4.2% | 5.2% | 1.0% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 8.2% | 9.7% | 1.5% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 15.6% | 13.7% | 1.9% | Austria |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 15.5% | 3.1% | Austria |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 16.1% | 0.2% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with tertiary education, Austria or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 16.1% against 15.9% in Austria as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with tertiary education between Austria and Portugal?
- 0.2%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Portugal?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Austria and Portugal rank globally for share of the population with tertiary education?
- Austria ranks 51st 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.