Colombia vs Cuba: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 75+, total

Colombia
0.83
in 2010
Cuba
0.9
in 2010
Colombia rank
79th
Cuba rank
76th

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

  • Colombia
  • Cuba
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How they compare

Cuba currently reports 0.9 against 0.83 in Colombia, a difference of 0.07.

That makes Cuba's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 79th and Cuba ranks 76th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Cuba in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Cuba Difference Ahead
1960s 0.395 0.325 0.07 Colombia
1970s 0.585 0.54 0.045 Colombia
1980s 0.685 0.9 0.215 Cuba
1990s 0.725 0.87 0.145 Cuba
2000s 0.645 0.81 0.165 Cuba
2010s 0.83 0.9 0.07 Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 75+, total, Colombia or Cuba?
Cuba, at 0.9 against 0.83 in Colombia as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 75+, total between Colombia and Cuba?
0.07, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Cuba?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Colombia and Cuba rank globally for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 75+, total?
Colombia ranks 79th and Cuba ranks 76th 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 secondary schooling, age 75+, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary 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 secondary schooling, 75+, total is the average years of secondary education completed among people over age 75.