Australia vs Tonga: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, female

Australia
4.59
in 2010
Tonga
4.64
in 2010
Australia rank
25th
Tonga rank
23rd

Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, female over time

  • Australia
  • Tonga
2345196019852010

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 4.64 against 4.59 in Australia, a difference of 0.05.

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

Australia ranks 25th and Tonga ranks 23rd of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Tonga in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Tonga Difference Ahead
1960s 2.96 1.6 1.36 Australia
1970s 3.25 1.7 1.55 Australia
1980s 4.3 2.13 2.17 Australia
1990s 4.55 2.85 1.7 Australia
2000s 4.62 3.02 1.61 Australia
2010s 4.59 4.64 0.05 Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, female, Australia or Tonga?
Tonga, at 4.64 against 4.59 in Australia as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, female between Australia and Tonga?
0.05, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Tonga?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Australia and Tonga rank globally for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, female?
Australia ranks 25th and Tonga ranks 23rd 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+, female. 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 25+, female
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
Last refreshed

Average years of secondary schooling, 25+, female is the average years of secondary education completed among females over age 25.