Afghanistan vs Guatemala: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 45-49, total

Afghanistan
0.81
in 2010
Guatemala
0.92
in 2010
Afghanistan rank
127th
Guatemala rank
124th

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Guatemala
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How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 0.92 against 0.81 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.11.

That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

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

Afghanistan ranks 127th and Guatemala ranks 124th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Guatemala Difference Ahead
1960s 0.035 0.17 0.135 Guatemala
1970s 0.07 0.18 0.11 Guatemala
1980s 0.12 0.3 0.18 Guatemala
1990s 0.34 0.485 0.145 Guatemala
2000s 0.615 0.69 0.075 Guatemala
2010s 0.81 0.92 0.11 Guatemala

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, total, Afghanistan or Guatemala?
Guatemala, at 0.92 against 0.81 in Afghanistan as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 45-49, total between Afghanistan and Guatemala?
0.11, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Guatemala?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Afghanistan and Guatemala rank globally for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 45-49, total?
Afghanistan ranks 127th and Guatemala ranks 124th 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, 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 45-49, 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, 45-49, total is the average years of secondary education completed among people age 45-49.