Bangladesh vs Papua New Guinea: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total
Bangladesh
3.38
in 2010
Papua New Guinea
3.57
in 2010
Bangladesh rank
120th
Papua New Guinea rank
118th
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total over time
- Bangladesh
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 3.57 against 3.38 in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.19.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 120th and Papua New Guinea ranks 118th of 144 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.86 | 0.645 | 0.215 | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 1.06 | 1.11 | 0.06 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 1.81 | 1.77 | 0.035 | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 2.3 | 2.54 | 0.235 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 2.89 | 3.16 | 0.265 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 3.38 | 3.57 | 0.19 | Papua New Guinea |
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, Bangladesh or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 3.57 against 3.38 in Bangladesh as of 2010.
- What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total between Bangladesh and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.19, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Papua New Guinea?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
- How do Bangladesh and Papua New Guinea rank globally for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total?
- Bangladesh ranks 120th and Papua New Guinea ranks 118th 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.