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

Malta
60.0%
in 2010
Portugal
65.2%
in 2010
Malta rank
8th
Portugal rank
5th

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

  • Malta
  • Portugal
020406080196019852010

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 65.2% against 60.0% in Malta, a difference of 5.2%.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 8th and Portugal ranks 5th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 51.4% 34.8% 16.6% Malta
1970s 60.6% 36.0% 24.6% Malta
1980s 51.0% 51.2% 0.2% Portugal
1990s 47.9% 64.3% 16.3% Portugal
2000s 63.2% 67.1% 3.9% Portugal
2010s 60.0% 65.2% 5.2% 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, Malta or Portugal?
Portugal, at 65.2% against 60.0% in Malta as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary between Malta and Portugal?
5.2%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Portugal?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Malta and Portugal rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary?
Malta ranks 8th and Portugal ranks 5th 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. 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 55-59 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 55-59 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)