Cameroon vs Syria: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female

Cameroon
0.48
in 2010
Syria
0.56
in 2010
Cameroon rank
114th
Syria rank
113th

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female over time

  • Cameroon
  • Syria
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How they compare

Syria currently reports 0.56 against 0.48 in Cameroon, a difference of 0.08.

That makes Syria's figure about 1.2 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 114th and Syria ranks 113th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Syria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.15 0.06 0.09 Cameroon
1970s 0.16 0.07 0.09 Cameroon
1980s 0.165 0.175 0.01 Syria
1990s 0.19 0.44 0.25 Syria
2000s 0.28 0.615 0.335 Syria
2010s 0.48 0.56 0.08 Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female, Cameroon or Syria?
Syria, at 0.56 against 0.48 in Cameroon as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female between Cameroon and Syria?
0.08, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Syria?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Cameroon and Syria rank globally for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female?
Cameroon ranks 114th and Syria ranks 113th of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female
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

Average years of primary schooling, 75+, female is the average years of primary education completed among females over age 75.