Australia vs United States: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, female

Australia
0.94
in 2010
United States
1.03
in 2010
Australia rank
3rd
United States rank
1st

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

  • Australia
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 1.03 against 0.94 in Australia, a difference of 0.09.

That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 3rd and United States ranks 1st of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia United States Difference Ahead
1960s 0.135 0.295 0.16 United States
1970s 0.195 0.42 0.225 United States
1980s 0.305 0.56 0.255 United States
1990s 0.28 0.685 0.405 United States
2000s 0.28 0.875 0.595 United States
2010s 0.94 1.03 0.09 United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, female, Australia or United States?
United States, at 1.03 against 0.94 in Australia as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, female between Australia and United States?
0.09, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Australia and United States rank globally for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, female?
Australia ranks 3rd and United States ranks 1st 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 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 tertiary 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 tertiary schooling, 75+, female is the average years of tertiary education completed among females over age 75.