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

Australia
0.97
in 2010
United States of America
1.22
in 2010
Australia rank
2nd
United States of America rank
1st

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

  • Australia
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 1.22 against 0.97 in Australia, a difference of 0.25.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.3 times Australia's.

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

Australia ranks 2nd and United States of America ranks 1st of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s 0.355 0.31 0.045 Australia
1970s 0.37 0.435 0.065 United States of America
1980s 0.345 0.605 0.26 United States of America
1990s 0.34 0.81 0.47 United States of America
2000s 0.36 1.02 0.665 United States of America
2010s 0.97 1.22 0.25 United States of America

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, Australia or United States of America?
United States of America, at 1.22 against 0.97 in Australia as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, total between Australia and United States of America?
0.25, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States of America?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Australia and United States of America rank globally for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, total?
Australia ranks 2nd and United States of America 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+, 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 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.