Benin vs Sierra Leone: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 75+, female

Benin
0.3
in 2010
Sierra Leone
0.34
in 2010
Benin rank
127th
Sierra Leone rank
125th

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

  • Benin
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.34 against 0.3 in Benin, a difference of 0.04.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 127th and Sierra Leone ranks 125th of 144 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2 0.325 0.125 Sierra Leone
1970s 0.305 0.315 0.01 Sierra Leone
1980s 0.32 0.33 0.01 Sierra Leone
1990s 0.265 0.38 0.115 Sierra Leone
2000s 0.215 0.395 0.18 Sierra Leone
2010s 0.3 0.34 0.04 Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, female, Benin or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 0.34 against 0.3 in Benin as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, female between Benin and Sierra Leone?
0.04, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Sierra Leone?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Benin and Sierra Leone rank globally for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, female?
Benin ranks 127th and Sierra Leone ranks 125th 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 total 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 total 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
Last refreshed

Average years of total schooling, 75+, female is the average years of education completed among females over age 75.