Australia vs United States of America: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total
Australia
5.97
in 2010
United States of America
5.96
in 2010
Australia rank
24th
United States of America rank
25th
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total over time
- Australia
- United States of America
How they compare
Australia currently reports 5.97 against 5.96 in United States of America, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 24th and United States of America ranks 25th of 144 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.49 | 5.47 | 0.02 | Australia |
| 1970s | 5.69 | 5.76 | 0.08 | United States of America |
| 1980s | 5.85 | 5.88 | 0.035 | United States of America |
| 1990s | 5.79 | 5.89 | 0.095 | United States of America |
| 2000s | 5.82 | 5.95 | 0.13 | United States of America |
| 2010s | 5.97 | 5.96 | 0.01 | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total, Australia or United States of America?
- Australia, at 5.97 against 5.96 in United States of America as of 2010.
- What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total between Australia and United States of America?
- 0.01, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States of America?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
- How do Australia and United States of America rank globally for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total?
- Australia ranks 24th and United States of America ranks 25th 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+, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average years of primary schooling, 15+, total is the average years of primary education completed among people over age 15.