Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary in Portugal

Portugal: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary was 52.3% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
52.3%
World rank
23rd
of 144 countries
All-time high
56.8%
in 2000
All-time low
24.2%
in 1970
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary in Portugal, 1960–2010

02040601960198520101960: 29 Incomplete and Completed Primary1965: 29.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary1970: 24.2 Incomplete and Completed Primary1975: 31.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary1980: 33.3 Incomplete and Completed Primary1985: 45.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary1990: 45.2 Incomplete and Completed Primary1995: 55.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary2000: 56.8 Incomplete and Completed Primary2005: 41.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary2010: 52.3 Incomplete and Completed Primary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary in Portugal is 52.3%, measured in 2010.

That represents a change of down 7.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary in Portugal peaked at 56.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 24.2%, in 1970.

Portugal ranks 23rd of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) in Portugal, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Primary Change
1960 29.0%
1965 29.6% +1.9%
1970 24.2% -18.1%
1975 31.4% +29.7%
1980 33.3% +6.1%
1985 45.5% +36.6%
1990 45.2% -0.5%
1995 55.4% +22.4%
2000 56.8% +2.5%
2005 41.9% -26.3%
2010 52.3% +24.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 29.3% 29.0% 29.6% 2
1970s 27.8% 24.2% 31.4% 2
1980s 39.4% 33.3% 45.5% 2
1990s 50.3% 45.2% 55.4% 2
2000s 49.3% 41.9% 56.8% 2
2010s 52.3% 52.3% 52.3% 1

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 20 Jamaica 55.0% compare
  2. 21 Macau, China 53.9% compare
  3. 22 Iceland 52.3% compare
  4. 24 Ecuador 51.8% compare
  5. 25 New Zealand 51.3% compare
  6. 26 Mexico 50.6% compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary in Portugal?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary in Portugal was 52.3% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 56.8% in 2000.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 24.2% in 1970.
How does Portugal rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary?
Portugal ranks 23rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Portugal data come from?
The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Primary
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
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Percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)