What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 45-49, total between Portugal and Trinidad and Tobago?

0.01, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Trinidad and Tobago?

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 tertiary schooling, age 45-49, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Portugal vs Trinidad and Tobago: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 45-49, total

Portugal

0.27

in 2010

Trinidad and Tobago

0.28

in 2010

Portugal rank

87th

Trinidad and Tobago rank

85th

Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 45-49, total over time

Portugal
Trinidad and Tobago

How they compare

Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 0.28 against 0.27 in Portugal, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 87th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 85th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 4 and Trinidad and Tobago in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Trinidad and Tobago	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.04	0.025	0.015	Portugal
1970s	0.055	0.05	0.005	Portugal
1980s	0.115	0.12	0.005	Trinidad and Tobago
1990s	0.245	0.17	0.075	Portugal
2000s	0.31	0.23	0.08	Portugal
2010s	0.27	0.28	0.01	Trinidad and Tobago

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 45-49, total, Portugal or Trinidad and Tobago?: Trinidad and Tobago, at 0.28 against 0.27 in Portugal as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 45-49, total between Portugal and Trinidad and Tobago?: 0.01, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Trinidad and Tobago?: 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Portugal and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 45-49, total?: Portugal ranks 87th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 85th 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 45-49, 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 45-49, 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 tertiary schooling, 45-49, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people age 45-49.