Liberia vs Sierra Leone: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female

Liberia
2.22
in 2010
Sierra Leone
2.18
in 2010
Liberia rank
131st
Sierra Leone rank
132nd

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

  • Liberia
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Liberia currently reports 2.22 against 2.18 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.04.

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

Liberia ranks 131st and Sierra Leone ranks 132nd of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Liberia Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 0.29 0.265 0.025 Liberia
1970s 0.465 0.415 0.05 Liberia
1980s 0.86 0.72 0.14 Liberia
1990s 1.21 1.17 0.035 Liberia
2000s 1.54 1.52 0.02 Liberia
2010s 2.22 2.18 0.04 Liberia

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, Liberia or Sierra Leone?
Liberia, at 2.22 against 2.18 in Sierra Leone as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female between Liberia and Sierra Leone?
0.04, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Sierra Leone?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Liberia and Sierra Leone rank globally for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female?
Liberia ranks 131st and Sierra Leone ranks 132nd 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
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Average years of primary schooling, 15+, female is the average years of primary education completed among females over age 15.