Malta vs United States of America: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total

Malta
5.98
in 2010
United States of America
5.98
in 2010
Malta rank
20th
United States of America rank
20th

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

  • Malta
  • United States of America
0246196019852010

How they compare

Malta currently reports 5.98 against 5.98 in United States of America, a difference of 0.

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

Malta ranks 20th and United States of America ranks 20th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s 3.33 5.76 2.43 United States of America
1970s 4.36 5.87 1.51 United States of America
1980s 5.14 5.96 0.815 United States of America
1990s 5.73 5.95 0.21 United States of America
2000s 5.98 5.99 0.005 United States of America
2010s 5.98 5.98 0

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, total, Malta or United States of America?
Malta, at 5.98 against 5.98 in United States of America as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total between Malta and United States of America?
0, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and United States of America?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Malta and United States of America rank globally for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total?
Malta ranks 20th and United States of America ranks 20th 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, 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 primary schooling, age 15-19, 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 primary schooling, 15-19, total is the average years of primary education completed among people age 15-19.