Barbados vs Sweden: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total

Barbados
5.81
in 2010
Sweden
5.81
in 2010
Barbados rank
31st
Sweden rank
31st

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

  • Barbados
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Barbados currently reports 5.81 against 5.81 in Sweden, a difference of 0.

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

Barbados ranks 31st and Sweden ranks 31st of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 4.75 5.14 0.39 Sweden
1970s 5.16 5.38 0.225 Sweden
1980s 4.94 5.57 0.63 Sweden
1990s 5.47 5.69 0.215 Sweden
2000s 5.69 5.8 0.12 Sweden
2010s 5.81 5.81 0

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, Barbados or Sweden?
Barbados, at 5.81 against 5.81 in Sweden as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total between Barbados and Sweden?
0, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Sweden?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Barbados and Sweden rank globally for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total?
Barbados ranks 31st and Sweden ranks 31st 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.