Portugal vs Spain: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary

Portugal
28.6%
in 2010
Spain
27.6%
in 2010
Portugal rank
26th
Spain rank
29th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary over time

  • Portugal
  • Spain
010203040196019852010

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 28.6% against 27.6% in Spain, a difference of 1.0%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Spain ahead.

Portugal ranks 26th and Spain ranks 29th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 5.7% 4.6% 1.1% Portugal
1970s 6.8% 15.3% 8.5% Spain
1980s 10.8% 35.1% 24.3% Spain
1990s 11.6% 35.4% 23.8% Spain
2000s 23.5% 30.2% 6.7% Spain
2010s 28.6% 27.6% 1.1% Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary, Portugal or Spain?
Portugal, at 28.6% against 27.6% in Spain as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary between Portugal and Spain?
1.0%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary?
Portugal ranks 26th and Spain ranks 29th of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Incompleted Secondary. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Incompleted Secondary
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
Last refreshed