Middle income vs Portugal: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female

Middle income
82.6%
in 2019
Portugal
98.7%
in 2018
Middle income rank
18th
Portugal rank
14th

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female over time

  • Middle income
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 98.7% against 82.6% in Middle income, a difference of 16.1%.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times Middle income's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Middle income ranks 18th and Portugal ranks 14th of 39 groups.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle income Portugal Difference Ahead
1980s 47.9% 76.4% 28.5% Portugal
1990s 60.2% 89.4% 29.2% Portugal
2000s 73.2% 94.9% 21.7% Portugal
2010s 80.5% 98.5% 18.1% Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, Middle income or Portugal?
Portugal, at 98.7% against 82.6% in Middle income as of 2018.
What is the difference in literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female between Middle income and Portugal?
16.1%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Portugal?
5 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2018.
How do Middle income and Portugal rank globally for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
Middle income ranks 18th and Portugal ranks 14th of 39 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
122 places, 2,216 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Percentage of the female population between age 25 and age 64 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, ‘literacy’ also encompasses ‘numeracy’, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of female literates aged 25-64 years by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.