Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary in Portugal
Portugal: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary was 21.3% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 30-34 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 30-34 with primary in Portugal stood at 21.3%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 48.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary in Portugal peaked at 64.4% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 21.3%, in 2010.
Portugal ranks 37th 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: Percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 26.3% | — |
| 1965 | 26.7% | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 32.7% | +22.6% |
| 1975 | 36.8% | +12.7% |
| 1980 | 53.3% | +44.6% |
| 1985 | 64.4% | +20.8% |
| 1990 | 55.3% | -14.0% |
| 1995 | 52.0% | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 41.4% | -20.4% |
| 2005 | 36.3% | -12.4% |
| 2010 | 21.3% | -41.4% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 21.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.5%, 8.7× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 21.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.4%, 15.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.5% | 26.3% | 26.7% | 2 |
| 1970s | 34.8% | 32.7% | 36.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 58.8% | 53.3% | 64.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 53.7% | 52.0% | 55.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 38.9% | 36.3% | 41.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 21.3% | 21.3% | 21.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 34 Brunei Darussalam 21.9% compare
- 35 Bangladesh 21.9% compare
- 36 Brazil 21.5% compare
- 38 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 20.5% compare
- 39 Iran, Islamic Republic of 20.4% compare
- 40 Zimbabwe 19.6% 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: percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary in Portugal?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary in Portugal was 21.3% 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 30-34 with primary recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 64.4% in 1985.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.3% in 2010.
- How does Portugal rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary?
- Portugal ranks 37th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.6%. 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 30-34 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary schooling. Completed Primary