Afghanistan vs Nepal: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total

Afghanistan
2.19
in 2010
Nepal
2.06
in 2010
Afghanistan rank
135th
Nepal rank
137th

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Nepal
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 2.19 against 2.06 in Nepal, a difference of 0.13.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.

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

Afghanistan ranks 135th and Nepal ranks 137th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Nepal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Nepal Difference Ahead
1960s 0.165 0.07 0.095 Afghanistan
1970s 0.3 0.22 0.08 Afghanistan
1980s 0.56 0.575 0.015 Nepal
1990s 0.995 1.24 0.245 Nepal
2000s 1.53 1.5 0.04 Afghanistan
2010s 2.19 2.06 0.13 Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total, Afghanistan or Nepal?
Afghanistan, at 2.19 against 2.06 in Nepal as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total between Afghanistan and Nepal?
0.13, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Nepal?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Afghanistan and Nepal rank globally for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total?
Afghanistan ranks 135th and Nepal ranks 137th 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+, 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 25+, 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, 25+, total is the average years of primary education completed among people over age 25.