Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in Portugal

Portugal: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary was 48.9% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
48.9%
World rank
4th
of 144 countries
All-time high
48.9%
in 2010
All-time low
15.8%
in 1970
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in Portugal, 1960–2010

203040501960198520101960: 23.61965: 18.11970: 15.81975: 17.11980: 25.71985: 25.61990: 30.21995: 30.92000: 36.32005: 362010: 48.9

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

Portugal recorded 48.9% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 34.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in Portugal peaked at 48.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 15.8%, in 1970.

Portugal ranks 4th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary schooling. Completed Primary in Portugal, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 23.6%
1965 18.1% -23.3%
1970 15.8% -12.7%
1975 17.1% +8.0%
1980 25.7% +50.7%
1985 25.6% -0.4%
1990 30.2% +17.8%
1995 30.9% +2.4%
2000 36.3% +17.5%
2005 36.0% -1.0%
2010 48.9% +35.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 20.8% 18.1% 23.6% 2
1970s 16.4% 15.8% 17.1% 2
1980s 25.7% 25.6% 25.7% 2
1990s 30.6% 30.2% 30.9% 2
2000s 36.1% 36.0% 36.3% 2
2010s 48.9% 48.9% 48.9% 1

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 1 Malta 59.6% compare
  2. 2 Trinidad and Tobago 51.6% compare
  3. 3 Greece 49.8% compare
  4. 5 Colombia 48.9% compare
  5. 6 Türkiye 44.5% compare
  6. 7 Argentina 41.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in Portugal?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in Portugal was 48.9% 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 primary recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 48.9% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 15.8% in 1970.
How does Portugal rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary?
Portugal ranks 4th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.6%. 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 60-64 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary schooling. Completed Primary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary schooling. Completed Primary