Belgium vs Netherlands: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 65-69, total

Belgium
0.59
in 2010
Netherlands
0.6
in 2010
Belgium rank
21st
Netherlands rank
20th

Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 65-69, total over time

  • Belgium
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 0.6 against 0.59 in Belgium, a difference of 0.01.

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

Belgium ranks 21st and Netherlands ranks 20th of 144 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Netherlands Difference Ahead
1960s 0.055 0.06 0.005 Netherlands
1970s 0.075 0.18 0.105 Netherlands
1980s 0.16 0.255 0.095 Netherlands
1990s 0.26 0.35 0.09 Netherlands
2000s 0.41 0.455 0.045 Netherlands
2010s 0.59 0.6 0.01 Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 65-69, total, Belgium or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 0.6 against 0.59 in Belgium as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 65-69, total between Belgium and Netherlands?
0.01, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 65-69, total?
Belgium ranks 21st and Netherlands ranks 20th 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 tertiary schooling, age 65-69, 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 tertiary schooling, age 65-69, 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 tertiary schooling, 65-69, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people age 65-69.