Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25-29, female in Portugal
Portugal: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25-29, female was 11.31 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25-29, female in Portugal, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25-29, female in Portugal stood at 11.31. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25-29, female in Portugal peaked at 11.31 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.75, in 1970.
Portugal ranks 52nd of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25-29, female in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.21 | — |
| 1965 | 3.88 | +20.9% |
| 1970 | 2.75 | -29.1% |
| 1975 | 4.63 | +68.4% |
| 1980 | 7.36 | +59.0% |
| 1985 | 8.8 | +19.6% |
| 1990 | 9.13 | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 9.05 | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 10.08 | +11.4% |
| 2005 | 10.59 | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 11.31 | +6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.54 | 3.21 | 3.88 | 2 |
| 1970s | 3.69 | 2.75 | 4.63 | 2 |
| 1980s | 8.08 | 7.36 | 8.8 | 2 |
| 1990s | 9.09 | 9.05 | 9.13 | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.34 | 10.08 | 10.59 | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.31 | 11.31 | 11.31 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 49 Kazakhstan 11.62 compare
- 50 Austria 11.58 compare
- 51 Republic of Moldova 11.48 compare
- 53 South Africa 11.21 compare
- 54 Norway 11.19 compare
- 55 Fiji 11.18 compare
More education data for Portugal
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 82,664 (2018)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 11,380 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 136,282 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 128,743 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 741,752 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 598,661 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0566 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25-29, female in Portugal?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25-29, female in Portugal was 11.31 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25-29, female recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 11.31 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25-29, female recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.75 in 1970.
- How does Portugal rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25-29, female?
- Portugal ranks 52nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25-29, female rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25-29, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 25-29, female is the average years of education completed among females age 25-29.