El Salvador vs Sierra Leone: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total

El Salvador
1.56
in 2010
Sierra Leone
1.49
in 2010
El Salvador rank
114th
Sierra Leone rank
117th

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

  • El Salvador
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 1.56 against 1.49 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.07.

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

El Salvador ranks 114th and Sierra Leone ranks 117th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3 0.155 0.145 El Salvador
1970s 0.475 0.265 0.21 El Salvador
1980s 0.655 0.45 0.205 El Salvador
1990s 0.82 0.625 0.195 El Salvador
2000s 1.26 0.915 0.345 El Salvador
2010s 1.56 1.49 0.07 El Salvador

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, El Salvador or Sierra Leone?
El Salvador, at 1.56 against 1.49 in Sierra Leone as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total between El Salvador and Sierra Leone?
0.07, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sierra Leone?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do El Salvador and Sierra Leone rank globally for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total?
El Salvador ranks 114th and Sierra Leone ranks 117th 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.