Afghanistan vs China: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary

Afghanistan
3.3%
in 2010
China
3.7%
in 2010
Afghanistan rank
88th
China rank
85th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary over time

  • Afghanistan
  • China
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How they compare

China currently reports 3.7% against 3.3% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was China ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 88th and China ranks 85th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and China in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan China Difference Ahead
1960s 0.6% 0.6% 0.0% China
1970s 1.9% 0.5% 1.3% Afghanistan
1980s 3.2% 0.5% 2.7% Afghanistan
1990s 3.5% 1.3% 2.3% Afghanistan
2000s 3.6% 2.8% 0.8% Afghanistan
2010s 3.3% 3.7% 0.3% China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary, Afghanistan or China?
China, at 3.7% against 3.3% in Afghanistan as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary between Afghanistan and China?
0.4%, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and China?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Afghanistan and China rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary?
Afghanistan ranks 88th and China ranks 85th of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary schooling. Incompleted Tertiary. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary schooling. Incompleted Tertiary
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
Last refreshed