Belgium vs Luxembourg: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total

Belgium
0.9
in 2010
Luxembourg
0.93
in 2010
Belgium rank
18th
Luxembourg rank
17th

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

  • Belgium
  • Luxembourg
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How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 0.93 against 0.9 in Belgium, a difference of 0.03.

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

Belgium ranks 18th and Luxembourg ranks 17th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 5 and Luxembourg in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Luxembourg Difference Ahead
1960s 0.175 0.155 0.02 Belgium
1970s 0.28 0.215 0.065 Belgium
1980s 0.475 0.3 0.175 Belgium
1990s 0.665 0.405 0.26 Belgium
2000s 0.78 0.585 0.195 Belgium
2010s 0.9 0.93 0.03 Luxembourg

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total, Belgium or Luxembourg?
Luxembourg, at 0.93 against 0.9 in Belgium as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total between Belgium and Luxembourg?
0.03, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Luxembourg?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Belgium and Luxembourg rank globally for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total?
Belgium ranks 18th and Luxembourg ranks 17th 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+, total. 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+, 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+, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people over age 15.