Colombia vs Portugal: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary

Colombia
48.9%
in 2010
Portugal
59.2%
in 2010
Colombia rank
4th
Portugal rank
1st

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary over time

  • Colombia
  • Portugal
102030405060196019852010

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 59.2% against 48.9% in Colombia, a difference of 10.3%.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times Colombia's.

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

Colombia ranks 4th and Portugal ranks 1st of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 16.2% 22.1% 5.9% Portugal
1970s 19.5% 20.0% 0.6% Portugal
1980s 20.5% 27.7% 7.2% Portugal
1990s 19.9% 35.6% 15.6% Portugal
2000s 28.5% 44.2% 15.7% Portugal
2010s 48.9% 59.2% 10.4% Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary, Colombia or Portugal?
Portugal, at 59.2% against 48.9% in Colombia as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary between Colombia and Portugal?
10.3%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Portugal?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Colombia and Portugal rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary?
Colombia ranks 4th and Portugal ranks 1st 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 55-59 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 55-59 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 55-59 with primary schooling. Completed Primary