Papua New Guinea vs Uganda: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total

Papua New Guinea
0.78
in 2010
Uganda
0.71
in 2010
Papua New Guinea rank
132nd
Uganda rank
135th

Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.78 against 0.71 in Uganda, a difference of 0.07.

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

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

Papua New Guinea ranks 132nd and Uganda ranks 135th of 144 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Uganda Difference Ahead
1960s 0.685 0.14 0.545 Papua New Guinea
1970s 0.91 0.16 0.75 Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.805 0.38 0.425 Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.45 0.45 0
2000s 0.395 0.32 0.075 Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.78 0.71 0.07 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total, Papua New Guinea or Uganda?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.78 against 0.71 in Uganda as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total between Papua New Guinea and Uganda?
0.07, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Uganda?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Papua New Guinea and Uganda rank globally for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total?
Papua New Guinea ranks 132nd and Uganda ranks 135th 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 secondary schooling, age 15-19, 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 secondary schooling, age 15-19, 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
Last refreshed

Average years of secondary schooling, 15-19, total is the average years of secondary education completed among people age 15-19.