What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total between Cameroon and Syrian Arab Republic?

0.33, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Syrian Arab Republic?

11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.

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+, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Syrian Arab Republic: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 75+, total

Cameroon

1.35

in 2010

Syrian Arab Republic

1.68

in 2010

Cameroon rank

113th

Syrian Arab Republic rank

110th

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

Cameroon
Syrian Arab Republic

How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 1.68 against 1.35 in Cameroon, a difference of 0.33.

That makes Syrian Arab Republic's figure about 1.2 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

Cameroon ranks 113th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 110th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Syrian Arab Republic in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Syrian Arab Republic	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.375	0.42	0.045	Syrian Arab Republic
1970s	0.39	0.385	0.005	Cameroon
1980s	0.415	0.635	0.22	Syrian Arab Republic
1990s	0.595	1.27	0.67	Syrian Arab Republic
2000s	0.92	1.71	0.785	Syrian Arab Republic
2010s	1.35	1.68	0.33	Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total, Cameroon or Syrian Arab Republic?: Syrian Arab Republic, at 1.68 against 1.35 in Cameroon as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total between Cameroon and Syrian Arab Republic?: 0.33, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Syrian Arab Republic?: 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Cameroon and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total?: Cameroon ranks 113th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 110th 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+, 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 total 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
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

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