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

Portugal
65.2%
in 2010
Zimbabwe
62.0%
in 2010
Portugal rank
5th
Zimbabwe rank
6th

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

  • Portugal
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 65.2% against 62.0% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 3.2%.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 5th and Zimbabwe ranks 6th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1960s 34.8% 32.8% 2.0% Portugal
1970s 36.0% 33.8% 2.2% Portugal
1980s 51.2% 38.8% 12.4% Portugal
1990s 64.3% 54.4% 9.8% Portugal
2000s 67.1% 60.2% 6.9% Portugal
2010s 65.2% 62.0% 3.3% 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, Portugal or Zimbabwe?
Portugal, at 65.2% against 62.0% in Zimbabwe as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary between Portugal and Zimbabwe?
3.2%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Zimbabwe?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Portugal and Zimbabwe rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary?
Portugal ranks 5th and Zimbabwe ranks 6th 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)