Macau, China vs Portugal: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 35-39, female

Macau, China
9.13
in 2010
Portugal
8.94
in 2010
Macau, China rank
74th
Portugal rank
77th

Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 35-39, female over time

  • Macau, China
  • Portugal
246810196019852010

How they compare

Macau, China currently reports 9.13 against 8.94 in Portugal, a difference of 0.19.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Macau, China ahead.

Macau, China ranks 74th and Portugal ranks 77th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Macau, China averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Macau, China Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 3.1 3.04 0.06 Macau, China
1970s 3.71 2.79 0.92 Macau, China
1980s 4.42 4.54 0.125 Portugal
1990s 5.02 8.37 3.35 Portugal
2000s 7.12 8.96 1.84 Portugal
2010s 9.13 8.94 0.19 Macau, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 35-39, female, Macau, China or Portugal?
Macau, China, at 9.13 against 8.94 in Portugal as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 35-39, female between Macau, China and Portugal?
0.19, with Macau, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macau, China and Portugal?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Macau, China and Portugal rank globally for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 35-39, female?
Macau, China ranks 74th and Portugal ranks 77th 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 total schooling, age 35-39, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 35-39, female
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
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CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Average years of total schooling, 35-39, female is the average years of education completed among females age 35-39.