Euro area vs Portugal: Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female)
Euro area
57.6%
in 2024
Portugal
72.3%
in 2025
Euro area rank
4th
Portugal rank
7th
Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) over time
- Euro area
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 72.3% against 57.6% in Euro area, a difference of 14.7%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.3 times Euro area's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Portugal ahead.
Euro area ranks 4th and Portugal ranks 7th of 19 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Euro area averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.1% | 58.0% | 0.1% | Euro area |
| 2000s | 60.9% | 64.2% | 3.4% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 60.2% | 72.9% | 12.7% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 57.7% | 71.5% | 13.8% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female), Euro area or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 72.3% against 57.6% in Euro area as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) between Euro area and Portugal?
- 14.7%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Portugal?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Euro area and Portugal rank globally for labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female)?
- Euro area ranks 4th and Portugal ranks 7th of 19 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female working-age population with intermediate education). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The ratio of the labor force with intermediate education to the working-age population with intermediate education. Intermediate education comprises upper secondary or post-secondary non tertiary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).