Maldives vs Papua New Guinea: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female

Maldives
2.77
in 2010
Papua New Guinea
2.7
in 2010
Maldives rank
118th
Papua New Guinea rank
120th

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

  • Maldives
  • Papua New Guinea
0123196019852010

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 2.77 against 2.7 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.07.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Maldives ahead.

Maldives ranks 118th and Papua New Guinea ranks 120th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 5 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 1.79 0.23 1.56 Maldives
1970s 2.12 0.44 1.68 Maldives
1980s 2.4 0.765 1.63 Maldives
1990s 2.14 1.33 0.81 Maldives
2000s 2.04 2.08 0.045 Papua New Guinea
2010s 2.77 2.7 0.07 Maldives

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, Maldives or Papua New Guinea?
Maldives, at 2.77 against 2.7 in Papua New Guinea as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female between Maldives and Papua New Guinea?
0.07, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Papua New Guinea?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Maldives and Papua New Guinea rank globally for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female?
Maldives ranks 118th and Papua New Guinea ranks 120th 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
Last refreshed

Average years of primary schooling, 25+, female is the average years of primary education completed among females over age 25.