Indonesia vs Portugal: Share of the population with at least some formal education
Indonesia
97.4%
in 2020
Portugal
97.6%
in 2020
Indonesia rank
49th
Portugal rank
48th
Share of the population with at least some formal education over time
- Indonesia
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 97.6% against 97.4% in Indonesia, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Indonesia ranks 49th and Portugal ranks 48th of 111 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.1% | 10.8% | 10.7% | Portugal |
| 1880s | 0.2% | 16.9% | 16.6% | Portugal |
| 1890s | 0.5% | 24.9% | 24.4% | Portugal |
| 1900s | 1.6% | 31.3% | 29.7% | Portugal |
| 1910s | 3.8% | 34.8% | 30.9% | Portugal |
| 1920s | 10.3% | 40.8% | 30.5% | Portugal |
| 1930s | 14.3% | 44.6% | 30.3% | Portugal |
| 1940s | 19.6% | 50.5% | 30.9% | Portugal |
| 1950s | 26.9% | 58.0% | 31.2% | Portugal |
| 1960s | 39.5% | 64.2% | 24.7% | Portugal |
| 1970s | 60.2% | 70.8% | 10.6% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 66.8% | 87.0% | 20.2% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 64.8% | 93.8% | 29.0% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 84.3% | 96.2% | 11.8% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 95.8% | 96.8% | 0.9% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 97.4% | 97.6% | 0.2% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with at least some formal education, Indonesia or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 97.6% against 97.4% in Indonesia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with at least some formal education between Indonesia and Portugal?
- 0.2%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Portugal?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Indonesia and Portugal rank globally for share of the population with at least some formal education?
- Indonesia ranks 49th and Portugal ranks 48th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population with at least some formal education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Based on the population aged 15 years and older.