Belgium vs Switzerland: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total
Belgium
0.9
in 2010
Switzerland
0.95
in 2010
Belgium rank
18th
Switzerland rank
15th
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total over time
- Belgium
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.95 against 0.9 in Belgium, a difference of 0.05.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Switzerland ahead.
Belgium ranks 18th and Switzerland ranks 15th of 144 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.175 | 0.305 | 0.13 | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 0.28 | 0.305 | 0.025 | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0.475 | 0.365 | 0.11 | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.665 | 0.5 | 0.165 | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.78 | 0.605 | 0.175 | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.9 | 0.95 | 0.05 | Switzerland |
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 Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.95 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 Switzerland?
- 0.05, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Switzerland?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
- How do Belgium and Switzerland rank globally for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total?
- Belgium ranks 18th and Switzerland ranks 15th 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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About this data
Average years of tertiary schooling, 15+, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people over age 15.