Egypt vs South Africa: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, total

Egypt
0.1
in 2010
South Africa
0.09
in 2010
Egypt rank
78th
South Africa rank
81st

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

  • Egypt
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 0.1 against 0.09 in South Africa, a difference of 0.01.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Africa ahead.

Egypt ranks 78th and South Africa ranks 81st of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.02 0.055 0.035 South Africa
1970s 0.03 0.055 0.025 South Africa
1980s 0.05 0.035 0.015 Egypt
1990s 0.065 0.13 0.065 South Africa
2000s 0.085 0.085 0
2010s 0.1 0.09 0.01 Egypt

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, Egypt or South Africa?
Egypt, at 0.1 against 0.09 in South Africa as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, total between Egypt and South Africa?
0.01, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and South Africa?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Egypt and South Africa rank globally for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, total?
Egypt ranks 78th and South Africa ranks 81st 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.