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 Proportion of resident population with higher education completed (%)
Characteristic Description
Name Proportion of resident population with higher education completed (%) by Place of residence (at the date of Census 2001); Decennial
Regularity Decennial
Source Statistics Portugal, Population and housing census - historical series
First available period 1991
Last available period 2001
Dimensions
  • Data reference period
  • Place of residence (Freguesia - at the time of the 2001 Census)
Concepts
  • REFERENCE PERIOD:  The length of time for which data are collected, e.g. a specific day, month or year.
  • TERTIARY EDUCATION:  Education level that comprises university and polytechnic education, for persons with a secondary or equivalent course and those aged 23 and over, who if not having the qualifications referred to, may apply through special examinations.
  • RESIDENT POPULATION:  The persons who regardless of the fact that at the moment of observation ' 0:00 a.m. of the reference day ' are present or absent in a given housing unit, this unit being where they live during most of the year with their family, or where they have all or most of their belongings.
Formule (Resident population with 21 and more years old with higher education completed/ Resident population with 21 and more years old)*100
Measure unit (symbol) Percentage (%)
Power of 10  0
Observations
Last update date 15/05/2007


information presented in 26/4/2024