Population aged 25-64, primary education and below in Portugal

Portugal: Population aged 25-64, primary education and below was 0.5% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.5%
Change on year
down 4.2%
World rank
20th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 1991
All-time low
0.5%
in 2016
Years of data
16
1986–2016

Population aged 25-64, primary education and below in Portugal, 1986–2016

00.20.40.60.81986200120161986: 0.729 % of population with low edcuation1987: 0.728 % of population with low edcuation1991: 0.773 % of population with low edcuation2004: 0.749 % of population with low edcuation2005: 0.755 % of population with low edcuation2006: 0.752 % of population with low edcuation2007: 0.743 % of population with low edcuation2008: 0.734 % of population with low edcuation2009: 0.704 % of population with low edcuation2010: 0.689 % of population with low edcuation2011: 0.673 % of population with low edcuation2012: 0.661 % of population with low edcuation2013: 0.636 % of population with low edcuation2014: 0.537 % of population with low edcuation2015: 0.525 % of population with low edcuation2016: 0.503 % of population with low edcuation

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population with low edcuation.

Analysis

Portugal recorded 0.5% for population aged 25-64, primary education and below in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 33.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population aged 25-64, primary education and below in Portugal peaked at 0.8% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2016.

That places Portugal 20th out of 108 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Population aged 25-64, primary education and below in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Population aged 25-64, primary education and below (% of population with low edcuation) in Portugal, 1986 to 2016.
Year % of population with low edcuation Change
1986 0.7%
1987 0.7% -0.2%
1991 0.8% +6.2%
2004 0.7% -3.0%
2005 0.8% +0.8%
2006 0.8% -0.4%
2007 0.7% -1.3%
2008 0.7% -1.2%
2009 0.7% -4.1%
2010 0.7% -2.1%
2011 0.7% -2.4%
2012 0.7% -1.7%
2013 0.6% -3.9%
2014 0.5% -15.5%
2015 0.5% -2.4%
2016 0.5% -4.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 2
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 1
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 6
2010s 0.6% 0.5% 0.7% 7

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 17 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.5% compare
  2. 18 Uganda 0.5% compare
  3. 19 Czechia 0.5% compare
  4. 21 Germany 0.5% compare
  5. 22 Bangladesh 0.5% compare
  6. 23 Djibouti 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population aged 25-64, primary education and below in Portugal?
Population aged 25-64, primary education and below in Portugal was 0.5% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest population aged 25-64, primary education and below recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 1991.
What is the lowest population aged 25-64, primary education and below recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2016.
How does Portugal rank for population aged 25-64, primary education and below?
Portugal ranks 20th out of 108 countries with data for 2016.
Is population aged 25-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Portugal data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Population aged 25-64, primary education and below (% of population with low edcuation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population aged 25-64, primary education and below (% of population with low edcuation)
Unit
% of population with low edcuation
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,501 data points, 1970–2021
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