What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total between Dominican Republic and Portugal?

0.04, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Portugal?

11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.

Where does this data come from?

Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominican Republic vs Portugal: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total

Dominican Republic

4.92

in 2010

Portugal

4.88

in 2010

Dominican Republic rank

76th

Portugal rank

79th

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total over time

Dominican Republic
Portugal

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 4.92 against 4.88 in Portugal, a difference of 0.04.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Portugal ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 76th and Portugal ranks 79th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 5 and Portugal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1960s	2.55	2.88	0.335	Portugal
1970s	2.92	2.56	0.355	Dominican Republic
1980s	3.67	3.52	0.155	Dominican Republic
1990s	4.32	4.16	0.16	Dominican Republic
2000s	4.79	4.61	0.18	Dominican Republic
2010s	4.92	4.88	0.04	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total, Dominican Republic or Portugal?: Dominican Republic, at 4.92 against 4.88 in Portugal as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total between Dominican Republic and Portugal?: 0.04, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Portugal?: 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Dominican Republic and Portugal rank globally for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total?: Dominican Republic ranks 76th and Portugal ranks 79th of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Average years of primary schooling, 15+, total is the average years of primary education completed among people over age 15.