Cuba vs Libya: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total

Cuba
0.65
in 2010
Libya
0.57
in 2010
Cuba rank
1st
Libya rank
3rd

Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total over time

  • Cuba
  • Libya
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How they compare

Cuba currently reports 0.65 against 0.57 in Libya, a difference of 0.08.

That makes Cuba's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.

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

Cuba ranks 1st and Libya ranks 3rd of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 4 and Libya in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Libya Difference Ahead
1960s 0.01 0 0.01 Cuba
1970s 0.015 0.005 0.01 Cuba
1980s 0.04 0.025 0.015 Cuba
1990s 0.025 0.08 0.055 Libya
2000s 0.17 0.43 0.26 Libya
2010s 0.65 0.57 0.08 Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total, Cuba or Libya?
Cuba, at 0.65 against 0.57 in Libya as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total between Cuba and Libya?
0.08, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Libya?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Cuba and Libya rank globally for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total?
Cuba ranks 1st and Libya ranks 3rd 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 tertiary schooling, age 15-19, 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 tertiary schooling, age 15-19, 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 tertiary schooling, 15-19, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people age 15-19.