Australia vs Netherlands: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total

Australia
5.88
in 2010
Netherlands
5.95
in 2010
Australia rank
27th
Netherlands rank
24th

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

  • Australia
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 5.95 against 5.88 in Australia, a difference of 0.07.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Netherlands ahead.

Australia ranks 27th and Netherlands ranks 24th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Netherlands Difference Ahead
1960s 5.42 5.75 0.33 Netherlands
1970s 5.62 5.71 0.095 Netherlands
1980s 5.81 5.77 0.045 Australia
1990s 5.79 5.83 0.04 Netherlands
2000s 5.8 5.79 0.02 Australia
2010s 5.88 5.95 0.07 Netherlands

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, Australia or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 5.95 against 5.88 in Australia as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total between Australia and Netherlands?
0.07, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Netherlands?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Australia and Netherlands rank globally for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total?
Australia ranks 27th and Netherlands ranks 24th 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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Indicator
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.