Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary in Portugal
Portugal: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary was 6.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary in Portugal, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary in Portugal is 6.8%, measured in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary in Portugal peaked at 7.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 1975.
Portugal ranks 107th 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 population age 60-64 with secondary in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.4% | — |
| 1965 | 2.5% | +5.0% |
| 1970 | 2.4% | -4.4% |
| 1975 | 2.3% | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 3.6% | +52.6% |
| 1985 | 3.2% | -9.8% |
| 1990 | 3.9% | +22.0% |
| 1995 | 5.6% | +41.7% |
| 2000 | 7.3% | +30.5% |
| 2005 | 5.1% | -29.3% |
| 2010 | 6.8% | +31.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.4% | 3.2% | 3.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 4.8% | 3.9% | 5.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.2% | 5.1% | 7.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 6.8% | 6.8% | 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 population age 60-64 with secondary in Portugal?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary in Portugal was 6.8% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 1975.
- How does Portugal rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary?
- Portugal ranks 107th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. 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 population age 60-64 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary