Portugal vs Spain: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary

Portugal
12.3%
in 2010
Spain
11.5%
in 2010
Portugal rank
20th
Spain rank
23rd

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary over time

  • Portugal
  • Spain
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 12.3% against 11.5% in Spain, a difference of 0.8%.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.

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

Portugal ranks 20th and Spain ranks 23rd of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 0.7% 0.7% 0.0% Spain
1970s 1.4% 1.5% 0.1% Spain
1980s 3.5% 3.4% 0.1% Portugal
1990s 7.2% 5.1% 2.1% Portugal
2000s 9.9% 9.5% 0.4% Portugal
2010s 12.3% 11.5% 0.8% Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary, Portugal or Spain?
Portugal, at 12.3% against 11.5% in Spain as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary between Portugal and Spain?
0.8%, 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 35-39 with tertiary?
Portugal ranks 20th and Spain ranks 23rd of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 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 35-39 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