Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary in Portugal
Portugal: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary was 12.6% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 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 25-29 with primary in Portugal stood at 12.6%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 57.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary in Portugal peaked at 72.5% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 2010.
Portugal ranks 72nd 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 25-29 with primary in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 59.4% | — |
| 1965 | 62.1% | +4.6% |
| 1970 | 56.2% | -9.6% |
| 1975 | 72.5% | +29.0% |
| 1980 | 71.1% | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 57.7% | -18.8% |
| 1990 | 55.3% | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 43.3% | -21.7% |
| 2000 | 29.6% | -31.6% |
| 2005 | 23.7% | -19.9% |
| 2010 | 12.6% | -47.0% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 12.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.6%, 4.9× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 12.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.8%, 7.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 60.8% | 59.4% | 62.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 64.3% | 56.2% | 72.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 64.4% | 57.7% | 71.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 49.3% | 43.3% | 55.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 26.7% | 23.7% | 29.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 12.6% | 12.6% | 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 25-29 with primary in Portugal?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary in Portugal was 12.6% 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 25-29 with primary recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 72.5% in 1975.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 2010.
- How does Portugal rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary?
- Portugal ranks 72nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.5%. 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 25-29 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 25-29 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)