Lesotho vs Papua New Guinea: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female

Lesotho
0.04
in 2010
Papua New Guinea
0.03
in 2010
Lesotho rank
123rd
Papua New Guinea rank
126th

Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female over time

  • Lesotho
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.04 against 0.03 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.01.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.3 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Lesotho ranks 123rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 126th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0 0.01 0.01 Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.015 0.01 0.005 Lesotho
1990s 0.025 0.015 0.01 Lesotho
2000s 0.04 0.03 0.01 Lesotho
2010s 0.04 0.03 0.01 Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female, Lesotho or Papua New Guinea?
Lesotho, at 0.04 against 0.03 in Papua New Guinea as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female between Lesotho and Papua New Guinea?
0.01, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Papua New Guinea?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Lesotho and Papua New Guinea rank globally for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female?
Lesotho ranks 123rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 126th 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+, 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 tertiary schooling, age 15+, 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
Last refreshed

Average years of tertiary schooling, 15+, female is the average years of tertiary education completed among females over age 15.