Portugal vs Thailand: Share of the population with tertiary education
Portugal
16.1%
in 2020
Thailand
17.2%
in 2020
Portugal rank
50th
Thailand rank
49th
Share of the population with tertiary education over time
- Portugal
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 17.2% against 16.1% in Portugal, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Thailand'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.
Portugal ranks 50th and Thailand ranks 49th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 15 and Thailand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Thailand | 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% | 0.2% | Portugal |
| 1920s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Portugal |
| 1930s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.4% | Portugal |
| 1940s | 0.9% | 0.3% | 0.5% | Portugal |
| 1950s | 1.1% | 0.5% | 0.6% | Portugal |
| 1960s | 1.3% | 0.8% | 0.6% | Portugal |
| 1970s | 2.2% | 1.5% | 0.7% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 5.2% | 3.5% | 1.6% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 9.7% | 5.3% | 4.3% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 13.7% | 9.6% | 4.1% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 15.5% | 14.5% | 1.0% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 17.2% | 1.1% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with tertiary education, Portugal or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 17.2% against 16.1% in Portugal as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with tertiary education between Portugal and Thailand?
- 1.1%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Thailand?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Portugal and Thailand rank globally for share of the population with tertiary education?
- Portugal ranks 50th and Thailand ranks 49th 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.