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

Malaysia
4.58
in 2010
Netherlands
4.61
in 2010
Malaysia rank
31st
Netherlands rank
28th

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

  • Malaysia
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 4.61 against 4.58 in Malaysia, a difference of 0.03.

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

Malaysia ranks 31st and Netherlands ranks 28th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Netherlands Difference Ahead
1960s 0.62 0.985 0.365 Netherlands
1970s 1.13 2.58 1.45 Netherlands
1980s 2.05 3.52 1.46 Netherlands
1990s 2.81 4.01 1.2 Netherlands
2000s 3.95 4.33 0.385 Netherlands
2010s 4.58 4.61 0.03 Netherlands

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, Malaysia or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 4.61 against 4.58 in Malaysia as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total between Malaysia and Netherlands?
0.03, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Netherlands?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Malaysia and Netherlands rank globally for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total?
Malaysia ranks 31st and Netherlands ranks 28th 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.