Greece vs Portugal: Population by level of education

Greece
4.78 million people
in 2100
Portugal
4.44 million people
in 2100
Greece rank
87th
Portugal rank
88th

Population by level of education over time

  • Greece
  • Portugal
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M195020252100

How they compare

Greece currently reports 4.78 million people against 4.44 million people in Portugal, a difference of 344,100 people.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.

Greece ranks 87th and Portugal ranks 88th of 200 countries.

Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Portugal Difference Ahead
1950s 104,150 people 53,700 people 50,450 people Greece
1960s 211,200 people 97,150 people 114,050 people Greece
1970s 361,800 people 169,300 people 192,500 people Greece
1980s 684,350 people 328,100 people 356,250 people Greece
1990s 1.21 million people 552,900 people 660,200 people Greece
2000s 1.89 million people 961,950 people 929,100 people Greece
2010s 2.45 million people 1.41 million people 1.04 million people Greece
2020s 2.77 million people 1.78 million people 987,550 people Greece
2030s 3.22 million people 2.19 million people 1.03 million people Greece
2040s 3.61 million people 2.58 million people 1.03 million people Greece
2050s 3.90 million people 2.96 million people 934,950 people Greece
2060s 4.17 million people 3.34 million people 828,200 people Greece
2070s 4.41 million people 3.68 million people 729,850 people Greece
2080s 4.58 million people 3.98 million people 601,100 people Greece
2090s 4.71 million people 4.26 million people 451,950 people Greece
2100s 4.78 million people 4.44 million people 344,100 people Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by level of education, Greece or Portugal?
Greece, at 4.78 million people against 4.44 million people in Portugal as of 2100.
What is the difference in population by level of education between Greece and Portugal?
344,100 people, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Portugal?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Greece and Portugal rank globally for population by level of education?
Greece ranks 87th and Portugal ranks 88th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population by level of education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population by level of education
Unit
people
Source
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 6,005 data points, 1950–2100
Last refreshed

De facto population withpost_secondary education in a country or region.