Afghanistan vs China (People’s Republic of): Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, total

Afghanistan
0.04
in 2010
China (People’s Republic of)
0.04
in 2010
Afghanistan rank
95th
China (People’s Republic of) rank
95th

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

  • Afghanistan
  • China (People’s Republic of)
00.010.020.030.040.05196019852010

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.04 against 0.04 in China (People’s Republic of), a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was China (People’s Republic of) ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 95th and China (People’s Republic of) ranks 95th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and China (People’s Republic of) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan China (People’s Republic of) Difference Ahead
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0.01 0 0.01 Afghanistan
1980s 0.01 0.005 0.005 Afghanistan
1990s 0.015 0.025 0.01 China (People’s Republic of)
2000s 0.025 0.05 0.025 China (People’s Republic of)
2010s 0.04 0.04 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, total, Afghanistan or China (People’s Republic of)?
Afghanistan, at 0.04 against 0.04 in China (People’s Republic of) as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, total between Afghanistan and China (People’s Republic of)?
0, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and China (People’s Republic of)?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Afghanistan and China (People’s Republic of) rank globally for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, total?
Afghanistan ranks 95th and China (People’s Republic of) ranks 95th 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+, 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 tertiary 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 tertiary schooling, 75+, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people over age 75.