Guyana vs Jamaica: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total

Guyana
3.94
in 2010
Jamaica
4.38
in 2010
Guyana rank
42nd
Jamaica rank
39th

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

  • Guyana
  • Jamaica
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How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 4.38 against 3.94 in Guyana, a difference of 0.44.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Guyana's.

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

Guyana ranks 42nd and Jamaica ranks 39th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 2 and Jamaica in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guyana Jamaica Difference Ahead
1960s 3.8 3.04 0.765 Guyana
1970s 3.84 3.67 0.17 Guyana
1980s 3.87 3.88 0.005 Jamaica
1990s 3.91 4 0.1 Jamaica
2000s 3.92 4.19 0.27 Jamaica
2010s 3.94 4.38 0.44 Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total, Guyana or Jamaica?
Jamaica, at 4.38 against 3.94 in Guyana as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total between Guyana and Jamaica?
0.44, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Jamaica?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Guyana and Jamaica rank globally for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total?
Guyana ranks 42nd and Jamaica ranks 39th 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+, total. 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+, total
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+, total is the average years of primary education completed among people over age 75.