Chile vs Portugal: Share of the population with tertiary education
Chile
17.3%
in 2020
Portugal
16.1%
in 2020
Chile rank
47th
Portugal rank
50th
Share of the population with tertiary education over time
- Chile
- Portugal
How they compare
Chile currently reports 17.3% against 16.1% in Portugal, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Chile'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.
Chile ranks 47th and Portugal ranks 50th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 14 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Portugal |
| 1880s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Portugal |
| 1890s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Chile |
| 1900s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.4% | Chile |
| 1910s | 1.0% | 0.3% | 0.7% | Chile |
| 1920s | 1.5% | 0.5% | 1.0% | Chile |
| 1930s | 2.0% | 0.6% | 1.4% | Chile |
| 1940s | 2.3% | 0.9% | 1.5% | Chile |
| 1950s | 2.3% | 1.1% | 1.3% | Chile |
| 1960s | 2.5% | 1.3% | 1.2% | Chile |
| 1970s | 4.7% | 2.2% | 2.5% | Chile |
| 1980s | 8.9% | 5.2% | 3.7% | Chile |
| 1990s | 14.3% | 9.7% | 4.7% | Chile |
| 2000s | 22.1% | 13.7% | 8.5% | Chile |
| 2010s | 19.7% | 15.5% | 4.2% | Chile |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 16.1% | 1.2% | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with tertiary education, Chile or Portugal?
- Chile, at 17.3% against 16.1% in Portugal as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with tertiary education between Chile and Portugal?
- 1.2%, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Portugal?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Chile and Portugal rank globally for share of the population with tertiary education?
- Chile 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.