Gabon vs Italy: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total

Gabon
0.34
in 2010
Italy
0.36
in 2010
Gabon rank
73rd
Italy rank
71st

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

  • Gabon
  • Italy
00.10.20.30.4196019852010

How they compare

Italy currently reports 0.36 against 0.34 in Gabon, a difference of 0.02.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.

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

Gabon ranks 73rd and Italy ranks 71st of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 3 and Italy in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Italy Difference Ahead
1960s 0.025 0.06 0.035 Italy
1970s 0.07 0.085 0.015 Italy
1980s 0.17 0.12 0.05 Gabon
1990s 0.265 0.215 0.05 Gabon
2000s 0.32 0.28 0.04 Gabon
2010s 0.34 0.36 0.02 Italy

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, Gabon or Italy?
Italy, at 0.36 against 0.34 in Gabon as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total between Gabon and Italy?
0.02, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Italy?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Gabon and Italy rank globally for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total?
Gabon ranks 73rd and Italy ranks 71st 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
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Average years of tertiary schooling, 15+, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people over age 15.