Afghanistan vs Gambia: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 45-49, female

Afghanistan
0.3
in 2010
Gambia
0.39
in 2010
Afghanistan rank
134th
Gambia rank
132nd

Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 45-49, female over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Gambia
00.10.20.30.4196019852010

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 0.39 against 0.3 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.09.

That makes Gambia's figure about 1.3 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 134th and Gambia ranks 132nd of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Gambia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.005 0.11 0.105 Gambia
1970s 0.01 0.1 0.09 Gambia
1980s 0.02 0.135 0.115 Gambia
1990s 0.07 0.245 0.175 Gambia
2000s 0.16 0.33 0.17 Gambia
2010s 0.3 0.39 0.09 Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 45-49, female, Afghanistan or Gambia?
Gambia, at 0.39 against 0.3 in Afghanistan as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 45-49, female between Afghanistan and Gambia?
0.09, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Gambia?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Afghanistan and Gambia rank globally for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 45-49, female?
Afghanistan ranks 134th and Gambia ranks 132nd 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 45-49, 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 45-49, 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, 45-49, female is the average years of secondary education completed among females age 45-49.