Brazil vs Portugal: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total

Brazil
0.3
in 2010
Portugal
0.3
in 2010
Brazil rank
80th
Portugal rank
80th

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

  • Brazil
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 0.3 against 0.3 in Portugal, a difference of 0.

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

Brazil ranks 80th and Portugal ranks 80th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 0.045 0.035 0.01 Brazil
1970s 0.09 0.055 0.035 Brazil
1980s 0.145 0.13 0.015 Brazil
1990s 0.175 0.255 0.08 Portugal
2000s 0.2 0.3 0.1 Portugal
2010s 0.3 0.3 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total, Brazil or Portugal?
Brazil, at 0.3 against 0.3 in Portugal as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total between Brazil and Portugal?
0, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Portugal?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Brazil and Portugal rank globally for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total?
Brazil ranks 80th and Portugal ranks 80th 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 tertiary 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 tertiary 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
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Average years of tertiary schooling, 15+, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people over age 15.