Niger vs Papua New Guinea: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 25-29, total

Niger
0.39
in 2010
Papua New Guinea
0.53
in 2010
Niger rank
143rd
Papua New Guinea rank
141st

Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 25-29, total over time

  • Niger
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.53 against 0.39 in Niger, a difference of 0.14.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.4 times Niger's.

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

Niger ranks 143rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 141st of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Niger Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.02 0.15 0.13 Papua New Guinea
1970s 0.05 0.415 0.365 Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.14 0.81 0.67 Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.325 0.99 0.665 Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.4 0.26 0.14 Niger
2010s 0.39 0.53 0.14 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 25-29, total, Niger or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.53 against 0.39 in Niger as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25-29, total between Niger and Papua New Guinea?
0.14, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Papua New Guinea?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Niger and Papua New Guinea rank globally for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25-29, total?
Niger ranks 143rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 141st 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 25-29, 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 25-29, 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, 25-29, total is the average years of secondary education completed among people age 25-29.