Belize vs Trinidad and Tobago: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total

Belize
7.7
in 2010
Trinidad and Tobago
6.81
in 2010
Belize rank
3rd
Trinidad and Tobago rank
6th

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

  • Belize
  • Trinidad and Tobago
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How they compare

Belize currently reports 7.7 against 6.81 in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0.89.

That makes Belize's figure about 1.1 times Trinidad and Tobago's.

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

Belize ranks 3rd and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 6th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Belize Trinidad and Tobago Difference Ahead
1960s 6.32 5.11 1.21 Belize
1970s 7.15 5.62 1.53 Belize
1980s 6.75 6.21 0.535 Belize
1990s 7.33 6.54 0.79 Belize
2000s 7.79 6.75 1.05 Belize
2010s 7.7 6.81 0.89 Belize

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, Belize or Trinidad and Tobago?
Belize, at 7.7 against 6.81 in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total between Belize and Trinidad and Tobago?
0.89, with Belize ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Trinidad and Tobago?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Belize and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total?
Belize ranks 3rd and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 6th 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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Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, 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+, total is the average years of primary education completed among people over age 15.