How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Portugal?

11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.

Japan vs Portugal: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary

Japan

0.0%

in 2010

Portugal

0.0%

in 2010

Japan rank

116th

Portugal rank

113th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary over time

Japan
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Japan, a difference of 0.0%.

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

Japan ranks 116th and Portugal ranks 113th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0%	0.6%	0.5%	Portugal
1970s	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	Portugal
1980s	2.6%	1.0%	1.6%	Japan
1990s	3.7%	7.5%	3.8%	Portugal
2000s	2.8%	4.3%	1.5%	Portugal
2010s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary, Japan or Portugal?: Portugal, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Japan as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary between Japan and Portugal?: 0.0%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Portugal?: 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Japan and Portugal rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary?: Japan ranks 116th and Portugal ranks 113th 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 population age 15-19 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)
Unit: Incomplete and Completed Tertiary
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: 04 September 2026

Percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)