Malaysia vs Portugal: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary

Malaysia
19.8%
in 2010
Portugal
20.5%
in 2010
Malaysia rank
12th
Portugal rank
9th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary over time

  • Malaysia
  • Portugal
05101520196019852010

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 20.5% against 19.8% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 12th and Portugal ranks 9th of 144 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 0.9% 0.9% 0.0%
1970s 1.1% 1.7% 0.6% Portugal
1980s 3.9% 5.2% 1.3% Portugal
1990s 8.8% 10.4% 1.6% Portugal
2000s 12.2% 18.8% 6.6% Portugal
2010s 19.8% 20.5% 0.8% Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary, Malaysia or Portugal?
Portugal, at 20.5% against 19.8% in Malaysia as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary between Malaysia and Portugal?
0.7%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Portugal?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Malaysia and Portugal rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary?
Malaysia ranks 12th and Portugal ranks 9th of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary schooling. Incompleted Tertiary. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 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