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

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

Belgium vs Portugal: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary

Belgium

49.0%

in 2010

Portugal

48.6%

in 2010

Belgium rank

61st

Portugal rank

63rd

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary over time

Belgium
Portugal

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 49.0% against 48.6% in Portugal, a difference of 0.4%.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 61st and Portugal ranks 63rd of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1960s	38.4%	6.0%	32.4%	Belgium
1970s	45.7%	11.5%	34.2%	Belgium
1980s	55.7%	19.5%	36.2%	Belgium
1990s	58.1%	31.2%	26.9%	Belgium
2000s	54.7%	38.1%	16.6%	Belgium
2010s	49.0%	48.6%	0.4%	Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary, Belgium or Portugal?: Belgium, at 49.0% against 48.6% in Portugal as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary between Belgium and Portugal?: 0.4%, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Portugal?: 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Belgium and Portugal rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary?: Belgium ranks 61st and Portugal ranks 63rd 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 30-34 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). 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 30-34 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)
Unit: Incomplete and Completed Secondary
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 30-34 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)