Malawi vs Portugal: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with primary schooling.

Malawi
50.2%
in 2010
Portugal
54.7%
in 2010
Malawi rank
15th
Portugal rank
12th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with primary schooling. over time

  • Malawi
  • Portugal
020406080196019852010

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 54.7% against 50.2% in Malawi, a difference of 4.5%.

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

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

Malawi ranks 15th and Portugal ranks 12th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 29.4% 47.7% 18.3% Portugal
1970s 36.3% 51.7% 15.3% Portugal
1980s 38.9% 65.5% 26.6% Portugal
1990s 43.4% 70.2% 26.7% Portugal
2000s 48.5% 62.6% 14.1% Portugal
2010s 50.2% 54.7% 4.5% Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with primary schooling., Malawi or Portugal?
Portugal, at 54.7% against 50.2% in Malawi as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with primary schooling. between Malawi and Portugal?
4.5%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Portugal?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Malawi and Portugal rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with primary schooling.?
Malawi ranks 15th and Portugal ranks 12th 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 45-49 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Malawi vs Portugal: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with primary schooling.. Statizoid, drawing on Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Retrieved 15 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/barro-lee-percentage-of-population-age-45-49-with-primary-schooling-total-incomplete-and/malawi/portugal/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/barro-lee-percentage-of-population-age-45-49-with-primary-schooling-total-incomplete-and/malawi/portugal/">Malawi vs Portugal: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with primary schooling.</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 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 population age 45-49 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)