Portugal vs Zambia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary

Portugal
33.8%
in 2010
Zambia
31.6%
in 2010
Portugal rank
10th
Zambia rank
13th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary over time

  • Portugal
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 33.8% against 31.6% in Zambia, a difference of 2.2%.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

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

Portugal ranks 10th and Zambia ranks 13th of 144 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 27.4% 3.0% 24.4% Portugal
1970s 32.5% 7.7% 24.7% Portugal
1980s 40.4% 13.1% 27.3% Portugal
1990s 42.0% 23.1% 18.9% Portugal
2000s 37.2% 34.8% 2.4% Portugal
2010s 33.8% 31.6% 2.2% Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary, Portugal or Zambia?
Portugal, at 33.8% against 31.6% in Zambia as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary between Portugal and Zambia?
2.2%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Zambia?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Portugal and Zambia rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary?
Portugal ranks 10th and Zambia ranks 13th of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary
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

Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary