Egypt vs Ghana: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total

Egypt
2.94
in 2010
Ghana
2.87
in 2010
Egypt rank
76th
Ghana rank
79th

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

  • Egypt
  • Ghana
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 2.94 against 2.87 in Ghana, a difference of 0.07.

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

Egypt ranks 76th and Ghana ranks 79th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Ghana in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Ghana Difference Ahead
1960s 0.25 0.46 0.21 Ghana
1970s 0.42 1.2 0.78 Ghana
1980s 1.04 1.88 0.835 Ghana
1990s 1.73 2.29 0.56 Ghana
2000s 2.48 2.79 0.305 Ghana
2010s 2.94 2.87 0.07 Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total, Egypt or Ghana?
Egypt, at 2.94 against 2.87 in Ghana as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total between Egypt and Ghana?
0.07, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Ghana?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Egypt and Ghana rank globally for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total?
Egypt ranks 76th and Ghana ranks 79th 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+, 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 secondary schooling, age 15+, 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 secondary schooling, 15+, total is the average years of secondary education completed among people over age 15.