Brazil vs Mexico: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 65-69, total

Brazil
0.24
in 2010
Mexico
0.26
in 2010
Brazil rank
62nd
Mexico rank
60th

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

  • Brazil
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 0.26 against 0.24 in Brazil, a difference of 0.02.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mexico ahead.

Brazil ranks 62nd and Mexico ranks 60th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Mexico in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Mexico Difference Ahead
1960s 0.04 0.05 0.01 Mexico
1970s 0.105 0.065 0.04 Brazil
1980s 0.07 0.075 0.005 Mexico
1990s 0.08 0.085 0.005 Mexico
2000s 0.14 0.17 0.03 Mexico
2010s 0.24 0.26 0.02 Mexico

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, Brazil or Mexico?
Mexico, at 0.26 against 0.24 in Brazil as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 65-69, total between Brazil and Mexico?
0.02, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Mexico?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Brazil and Mexico rank globally for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 65-69, total?
Brazil ranks 62nd and Mexico ranks 60th 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.