Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Portugal
Portugal: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary was 33.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Portugal, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Portugal stood at 33.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Portugal peaked at 42.8% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 27.4%, in 1960.
Portugal ranks 10th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 27.4% | — |
| 1965 | 27.4% | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 30.8% | +12.4% |
| 1975 | 34.1% | +10.6% |
| 1980 | 39.9% | +17.0% |
| 1985 | 40.9% | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 42.8% | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 41.3% | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 38.7% | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 35.6% | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 33.8% | -5.0% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 33.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.2%, 3.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 33.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.0%, 4.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.4% | 27.4% | 27.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 32.5% | 30.8% | 34.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 40.4% | 39.9% | 40.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 42.0% | 41.3% | 42.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 37.2% | 35.6% | 38.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 33.8% | 33.8% | 33.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
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: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Portugal?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Portugal was 33.8% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 42.8% in 1990.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.4% in 1960.
- How does Portugal rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary?
- Portugal ranks 10th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. 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: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary