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

Portugal
39.7%
in 2010
Uruguay
44.6%
in 2010
Portugal rank
23rd
Uruguay rank
20th

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

  • Portugal
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 44.6% against 39.7% in Portugal, a difference of 4.9%.

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

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

Portugal ranks 23rd and Uruguay ranks 20th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s 49.7% 68.6% 18.9% Uruguay
1970s 50.0% 62.7% 12.7% Uruguay
1980s 56.2% 54.3% 1.9% Portugal
1990s 54.0% 51.3% 2.7% Portugal
2000s 44.8% 45.9% 1.0% Uruguay
2010s 39.7% 44.6% 4.8% Uruguay

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 Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 44.6% against 39.7% in Portugal as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary between Portugal and Uruguay?
4.9%, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Uruguay?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Portugal and Uruguay rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary?
Portugal ranks 23rd and Uruguay ranks 20th 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. Total (Incomplete and 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)
Unit
Incomplete and 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)