New Zealand vs Norway: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, total

New Zealand
5.57
in 2010
Norway
5.59
in 2010
New Zealand rank
66th
Norway rank
65th

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, total over time

  • New Zealand
  • Norway
02468196019852010

How they compare

Norway currently reports 5.59 against 5.57 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.02.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 66th and Norway ranks 65th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 4 and Norway in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Norway Difference Ahead
1960s 7.78 6.93 0.845 New Zealand
1970s 5.97 6.89 0.915 Norway
1980s 7.79 6.93 0.87 New Zealand
1990s 6.85 5.99 0.855 New Zealand
2000s 5.91 5.87 0.045 New Zealand
2010s 5.57 5.59 0.02 Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, total, New Zealand or Norway?
Norway, at 5.59 against 5.57 in New Zealand as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, total between New Zealand and Norway?
0.02, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Norway?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do New Zealand and Norway rank globally for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, total?
New Zealand ranks 66th and Norway ranks 65th 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 20-24, 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 20-24, 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, 20-24, total is the average years of primary education completed among people age 20-24.