Egypt vs Tunisia: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total

Egypt
0.37
in 2010
Tunisia
0.4
in 2010
Egypt rank
68th
Tunisia rank
66th

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

  • Egypt
  • Tunisia
00.10.20.30.4196019852010

How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 0.4 against 0.37 in Egypt, a difference of 0.03.

That makes Tunisia's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 68th and Tunisia ranks 66th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 4 and Tunisia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Tunisia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.06 0.025 0.035 Egypt
1970s 0.08 0.03 0.05 Egypt
1980s 0.11 0.07 0.04 Egypt
1990s 0.115 0.13 0.015 Tunisia
2000s 0.27 0.265 0.005 Egypt
2010s 0.37 0.4 0.03 Tunisia

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, Egypt or Tunisia?
Tunisia, at 0.4 against 0.37 in Egypt as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total between Egypt and Tunisia?
0.03, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Tunisia?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Egypt and Tunisia rank globally for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total?
Egypt ranks 68th and Tunisia ranks 66th 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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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
Last refreshed

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