Kuwait vs Papua New Guinea: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, total

Kuwait
2.99
in 2010
Papua New Guinea
3.23
in 2010
Kuwait rank
117th
Papua New Guinea rank
114th

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, total over time

  • Kuwait
  • Papua New Guinea
0123196019852010

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 3.23 against 2.99 in Kuwait, a difference of 0.24.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 117th and Papua New Guinea ranks 114th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.815 0.21 0.605 Kuwait
1970s 0.88 0.32 0.56 Kuwait
1980s 1.35 0.505 0.845 Kuwait
1990s 2 1.19 0.81 Kuwait
2000s 2.72 2.17 0.55 Kuwait
2010s 2.99 3.23 0.24 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, total, Kuwait or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 3.23 against 2.99 in Kuwait as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, total between Kuwait and Papua New Guinea?
0.24, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Papua New Guinea?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Kuwait and Papua New Guinea rank globally for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, total?
Kuwait ranks 117th and Papua New Guinea ranks 114th 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 45-49, 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 45-49, 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, 45-49, total is the average years of primary education completed among people age 45-49.