Afghanistan vs Gambia: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female

Afghanistan
0.81
in 2010
Gambia
1.17
in 2010
Afghanistan rank
141st
Gambia rank
139th

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Gambia
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How they compare

Gambia currently reports 1.17 against 0.81 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.36.

That makes Gambia's figure about 1.4 times Afghanistan's.

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

Afghanistan ranks 141st and Gambia ranks 139th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Gambia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.015 0.15 0.135 Gambia
1970s 0.05 0.15 0.1 Gambia
1980s 0.135 0.275 0.14 Gambia
1990s 0.31 0.54 0.23 Gambia
2000s 0.555 0.85 0.295 Gambia
2010s 0.81 1.17 0.36 Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female, Afghanistan or Gambia?
Gambia, at 1.17 against 0.81 in Afghanistan as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female between Afghanistan and Gambia?
0.36, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Gambia?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Afghanistan and Gambia rank globally for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female?
Afghanistan ranks 141st and Gambia ranks 139th 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 25+, 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 25+, 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, 25+, female is the average years of primary education completed among females over age 25.