Gambia vs Sierra Leone: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 40-44, female

Gambia
0.49
in 2010
Sierra Leone
0.54
in 2010
Gambia rank
134th
Sierra Leone rank
131st

Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 40-44, female over time

  • Gambia
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.54 against 0.49 in Gambia, a difference of 0.05.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 134th and Sierra Leone ranks 131st of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 0.105 0.1 0.005 Gambia
1970s 0.095 0.095 0
1980s 0.145 0.11 0.035 Gambia
1990s 0.245 0.23 0.015 Gambia
2000s 0.39 0.375 0.015 Gambia
2010s 0.49 0.54 0.05 Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 40-44, female, Gambia or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 0.54 against 0.49 in Gambia as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 40-44, female between Gambia and Sierra Leone?
0.05, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Sierra Leone?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Gambia and Sierra Leone rank globally for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 40-44, female?
Gambia ranks 134th and Sierra Leone ranks 131st 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 40-44, female. 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 40-44, 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, 40-44, female is the average years of secondary education completed among females age 40-44.