Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Portugal
Portugal: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary was 39.7% in 2010. ▼ Falling
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/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Portugal stood at 39.7%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Portugal peaked at 56.6% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 39.7%, in 2010.
That places Portugal 23rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 51.1% | — |
| 1965 | 48.3% | -5.4% |
| 1970 | 48.4% | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 51.6% | +6.6% |
| 1980 | 56.6% | +9.7% |
| 1985 | 55.8% | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 56.0% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 52.0% | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 47.1% | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 42.5% | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 39.7% | -6.6% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 39.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 12.6%, 3.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 39.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.9%, 3.6× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.7% | 48.3% | 51.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 50.0% | 48.4% | 51.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 56.2% | 55.8% | 56.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 54.0% | 52.0% | 56.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 44.8% | 42.5% | 47.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 39.7% | 39.7% | 39.7% | 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 39.7% 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 56.6% in 1980.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.7% in 2010.
- How does Portugal rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary?
- Portugal ranks 23rd 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 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)