University graduates in Portugal earn more than double salaries of those that left school at 18

This is one of the conclusions of the latest ‘Education at a Glance’ report put out by the OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development). The findings appear to show that graduates everywhere receive higher salaries in the workplace than colleagues without degrees – particularly in Portugal where they can end up earning DOUBLE the salaries of less qualified counterparts. The report cites Information Technology and Communcation as the sector in Portugal paying the highest salaries. It is here that a degree is seen as being worth ‘double’ in terms of salary than what would otherwise be received.