El Salvador vs Iran: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 75+, total

El Salvador
4.13
in 2010
Iran
4.37
in 2010
El Salvador rank
69th
Iran rank
66th

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

  • El Salvador
  • Iran
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How they compare

Iran currently reports 4.37 against 4.13 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.24.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

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

El Salvador ranks 69th and Iran ranks 66th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 4 and Iran in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Iran Difference Ahead
1960s 1.59 0.1 1.49 El Salvador
1970s 1.42 0.125 1.29 El Salvador
1980s 1.56 0.26 1.3 El Salvador
1990s 1.73 1.36 0.37 El Salvador
2000s 2.05 2.28 0.23 Iran
2010s 4.13 4.37 0.24 Iran

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, El Salvador or Iran?
Iran, at 4.37 against 4.13 in El Salvador as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total between El Salvador and Iran?
0.24, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Iran?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do El Salvador and Iran rank globally for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total?
El Salvador ranks 69th and Iran ranks 66th 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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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
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Average years of total schooling, 75+, total is the average years of education completed among people over age 75.