Netherlands vs Spain: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female

Netherlands
0.74
in 2010
Spain
0.77
in 2010
Netherlands rank
31st
Spain rank
29th

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

  • Netherlands
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.77 against 0.74 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.03.

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

Netherlands ranks 31st and Spain ranks 29th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 0.045 0.035 0.01 Netherlands
1970s 0.155 0.11 0.045 Netherlands
1980s 0.3 0.205 0.095 Netherlands
1990s 0.475 0.31 0.165 Netherlands
2000s 0.59 0.625 0.035 Spain
2010s 0.74 0.77 0.03 Spain

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, Netherlands or Spain?
Spain, at 0.77 against 0.74 in Netherlands as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female between Netherlands and Spain?
0.03, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Spain?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Netherlands and Spain rank globally for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female?
Netherlands ranks 31st and Spain ranks 29th 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.