Netherlands vs United States of America: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female

Netherlands
5.87
in 2010
United States of America
5.89
in 2010
Netherlands rank
15th
United States of America rank
14th

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

  • Netherlands
  • United States of America
0246196019852010

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 5.89 against 5.87 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.02.

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

Netherlands ranks 15th and United States of America ranks 14th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s 5.69 4.81 0.87 Netherlands
1970s 5.61 5.4 0.205 Netherlands
1980s 5.64 5.73 0.085 United States of America
1990s 5.8 5.83 0.025 United States of America
2000s 5.68 5.87 0.19 United States of America
2010s 5.87 5.89 0.02 United States of America

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, Netherlands or United States of America?
United States of America, at 5.89 against 5.87 in Netherlands as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female between Netherlands and United States of America?
0.02, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and United States of America?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Netherlands and United States of America rank globally for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female?
Netherlands ranks 15th and United States of America ranks 14th 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
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Average years of primary schooling, 75+, female is the average years of primary education completed among females over age 75.