Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with no education in Portugal
Portugal: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with no education was 9.7% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with no education in Portugal, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 9.7% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with no education in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 58.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with no education in Portugal peaked at 68.1% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 2010.
That places Portugal 81st out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 60-64 with no education in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 62.3% | — |
| 1965 | 68.1% | +9.3% |
| 1970 | 67.4% | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 65.2% | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 48.9% | -25.0% |
| 1985 | 48.9% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 34.2% | -30.0% |
| 1995 | 30.2% | -11.9% |
| 2000 | 23.5% | -22.1% |
| 2005 | 19.4% | -17.5% |
| 2010 | 9.7% | -50.1% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 9.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.2%, 7.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 9.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7%, 13.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 65.2% | 62.3% | 68.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 66.3% | 65.2% | 67.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 48.9% | 48.9% | 48.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 32.2% | 30.2% | 34.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 21.4% | 19.4% | 23.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 9.7% | 9.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 78 Lesotho 10.7% compare
- 79 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 10.2% compare
- 80 Macau, China 10.0% compare
- 82 Sri Lanka 9.1% compare
- 83 Paraguay 8.8% compare
- 84 Hong Kong, China 8.1% 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 60-64 with no education in Portugal?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with no education in Portugal was 9.7% 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 60-64 with no education recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 68.1% in 1965.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with no education recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 2010.
- How does Portugal rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with no education?
- Portugal ranks 81st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with no education rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.8%. 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 60-64 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 60-64 with no education