Ireland vs Portugal: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary

Ireland
9.4%
in 2010
Portugal
9.8%
in 2010
Ireland rank
43rd
Portugal rank
42nd

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

  • Ireland
  • Portugal
0102030196019852010

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 9.8% against 9.4% in Ireland, a difference of 0.4%.

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

Ireland ranks 43rd and Portugal ranks 42nd of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 3.4% 1.8% 1.5% Ireland
1970s 3.1% 3.6% 0.5% Portugal
1980s 5.5% 8.6% 3.1% Portugal
1990s 10.2% 18.9% 8.7% Portugal
2000s 9.3% 17.0% 7.6% Portugal
2010s 9.4% 9.8% 0.4% 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 tertiary, Ireland or Portugal?
Portugal, at 9.8% against 9.4% in Ireland as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary between Ireland and Portugal?
0.4%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Portugal?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Ireland and Portugal rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary?
Ireland ranks 43rd and Portugal ranks 42nd of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary schooling. Incompleted Tertiary. 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 tertiary schooling. Incompleted Tertiary
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
Last refreshed