El Salvador vs Netherlands: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female

El Salvador
5.9
in 2010
Netherlands
5.95
in 2010
El Salvador rank
27th
Netherlands rank
24th

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

  • El Salvador
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 5.95 against 5.9 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.05.

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

El Salvador ranks 27th and Netherlands ranks 24th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Netherlands Difference Ahead
1960s 1.67 5.76 4.1 Netherlands
1970s 2.3 5.78 3.48 Netherlands
1980s 2.95 5.79 2.84 Netherlands
1990s 3.86 5.82 1.96 Netherlands
2000s 5.17 5.79 0.62 Netherlands
2010s 5.9 5.95 0.05 Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female, El Salvador or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 5.95 against 5.9 in El Salvador as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female between El Salvador and Netherlands?
0.05, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Netherlands?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do El Salvador and Netherlands rank globally for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female?
El Salvador ranks 27th and Netherlands ranks 24th 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+, female. 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 primary schooling, age 15+, 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
Last refreshed

Average years of primary schooling, 15+, female is the average years of primary education completed among females over age 15.