United Kingdom vs United States: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female

United Kingdom
5.97
in 2010
United States
5.98
in 2010
United Kingdom rank
25th
United States rank
23rd

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female over time

  • United Kingdom
  • United States
0246196019852010

How they compare

United States currently reports 5.98 against 5.97 in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.01.

Across all 11 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

United Kingdom ranks 25th and United States ranks 23rd of 144 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade United Kingdom United States Difference Ahead
1960s 5.78 5.8 0.025 United States
1970s 5.88 5.93 0.05 United States
1980s 5.83 5.96 0.12 United States
1990s 5.78 5.96 0.18 United States
2000s 5.93 6 0.065 United States
2010s 5.97 5.98 0.01 United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female, United Kingdom or United States?
United States, at 5.98 against 5.97 in United Kingdom as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female between United Kingdom and United States?
0.01, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United Kingdom and United States?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do United Kingdom and United States rank globally for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female?
United Kingdom ranks 25th and United States ranks 23rd 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 primary schooling, age 15-19, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, 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
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Average years of primary schooling, 15-19, female is the average years of primary education completed among females age 15-19.