Egypt vs Portugal: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with tertiary schooling.

Egypt
2.1%
in 2010
Portugal
1.7%
in 2010
Egypt rank
77th
Portugal rank
80th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with tertiary schooling. over time

  • Egypt
  • Portugal
0.511.52196019852010

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 2.1% against 1.7% in Portugal, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.2 times Portugal's.

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

Egypt ranks 77th and Portugal ranks 80th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 0.5% 0.5% 0.1% Portugal
1970s 0.6% 0.6% 0.0%
1980s 1.0% 0.8% 0.2% Egypt
1990s 1.3% 1.5% 0.1% Portugal
2000s 1.7% 1.5% 0.2% Egypt
2010s 2.1% 1.7% 0.4% Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with tertiary schooling., Egypt or Portugal?
Egypt, at 2.1% against 1.7% in Portugal as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with tertiary schooling. between Egypt and Portugal?
0.4%, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Portugal?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Egypt and Portugal rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with tertiary schooling.?
Egypt ranks 77th and Portugal ranks 80th of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with tertiary schooling. Completed 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 75+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
Last refreshed

Percentage of population age 75+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary