Malaysia vs Portugal: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary
Malaysia
5.1%
in 2010
Portugal
4.6%
in 2010
Malaysia rank
79th
Portugal rank
80th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary over time
- Malaysia
- Portugal
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 5.1% against 4.6% in Portugal, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 79th and Portugal ranks 80th of 144 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 4 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.1% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 2.0% | 2.7% | 0.6% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 4.0% | 0.8% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 4.6% | 0.5% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary, Malaysia or Portugal?
- Malaysia, at 5.1% against 4.6% in Portugal as of 2010.
- What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary between Malaysia and Portugal?
- 0.5%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Portugal?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
- How do Malaysia and Portugal rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary?
- Malaysia ranks 79th 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: Percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary