Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Portugal
Portugal: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary was 10.4% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 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 20-24 with primary in Portugal stood at 10.4%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Portugal peaked at 64.6% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2010.
Portugal ranks 57th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 34.4% | — |
| 1965 | 36.8% | +7.1% |
| 1970 | 55.6% | +51.0% |
| 1975 | 64.6% | +16.1% |
| 1980 | 60.5% | -6.3% |
| 1985 | 55.3% | -8.6% |
| 1990 | 45.5% | -17.7% |
| 1995 | 29.6% | -34.9% |
| 2000 | 18.0% | -39.3% |
| 2005 | 12.7% | -29.4% |
| 2010 | 10.4% | -17.9% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 10.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.9%, 5.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 10.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9%, 12.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.6% | 34.4% | 36.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 60.1% | 55.6% | 64.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 57.9% | 55.3% | 60.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 37.6% | 29.6% | 45.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.3% | 12.7% | 18.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 10.4% | 10.4% | 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 20-24 with primary in Portugal?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Portugal was 10.4% 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 20-24 with primary recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 64.6% in 1975.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2010.
- How does Portugal rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary?
- Portugal ranks 57th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.0%. 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 20-24 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary schooling. Completed Primary