Ireland vs Tonga: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 35-39, female

Ireland
4.5
in 2010
Tonga
4.8
in 2010
Ireland rank
42nd
Tonga rank
39th

Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 35-39, female over time

  • Ireland
  • Tonga
2345196019852010

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 4.8 against 4.5 in Ireland, a difference of 0.3.

That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tonga ahead.

Ireland ranks 42nd and Tonga ranks 39th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 3 and Tonga in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Tonga Difference Ahead
1960s 1.69 1.73 0.04 Tonga
1970s 2.71 1.74 0.97 Ireland
1980s 3.63 1.75 1.88 Ireland
1990s 3.44 3.68 0.24 Tonga
2000s 4.21 3.49 0.725 Ireland
2010s 4.5 4.8 0.3 Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 35-39, female, Ireland or Tonga?
Tonga, at 4.8 against 4.5 in Ireland as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 35-39, female between Ireland and Tonga?
0.3, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Tonga?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Ireland and Tonga rank globally for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 35-39, female?
Ireland ranks 42nd and Tonga ranks 39th 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 35-39, 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 35-39, 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
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Average years of secondary schooling, 35-39, female is the average years of secondary education completed among females age 35-39.