Italy vs Malaysia: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total

Italy
4.58
in 2010
Malaysia
4.58
in 2010
Italy rank
31st
Malaysia rank
31st

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

  • Italy
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 4.58 against 4.58 in Malaysia, a difference of 0.

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

Italy ranks 31st and Malaysia ranks 31st of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Malaysia Difference Ahead
1960s 1.02 0.62 0.405 Italy
1970s 1.52 1.13 0.395 Italy
1980s 2.37 2.05 0.315 Italy
1990s 3.23 2.81 0.415 Italy
2000s 4.06 3.95 0.11 Italy
2010s 4.58 4.58 0

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, Italy or Malaysia?
Italy, at 4.58 against 4.58 in Malaysia as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total between Italy and Malaysia?
0, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Malaysia?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Italy and Malaysia rank globally for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total?
Italy ranks 31st and Malaysia 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 secondary schooling, age 15+, 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+, 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.