Portugal vs Sri Lanka: Share of the population with tertiary education
Portugal
16.1%
in 2020
Sri Lanka
15.7%
in 2020
Portugal rank
50th
Sri Lanka rank
53rd
Share of the population with tertiary education over time
- Portugal
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 16.1% against 15.7% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 50th and Sri Lanka ranks 53rd of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 14 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Portugal |
| 1880s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Portugal |
| 1890s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Portugal |
| 1900s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Portugal |
| 1910s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Portugal |
| 1920s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Portugal |
| 1930s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.4% | Portugal |
| 1940s | 0.9% | 0.2% | 0.6% | Portugal |
| 1950s | 1.1% | 0.3% | 0.7% | Portugal |
| 1960s | 1.3% | 0.5% | 0.9% | Portugal |
| 1970s | 2.2% | 1.4% | 0.9% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 5.2% | 1.9% | 3.3% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 9.7% | 7.0% | 2.6% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 13.7% | 15.0% | 1.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 15.5% | 16.0% | 0.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 15.7% | 0.4% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with tertiary education, Portugal or Sri Lanka?
- Portugal, at 16.1% against 15.7% in Sri Lanka as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with tertiary education between Portugal and Sri Lanka?
- 0.4%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sri Lanka?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Portugal and Sri Lanka rank globally for share of the population with tertiary education?
- Portugal ranks 50th and Sri Lanka ranks 53rd 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.