Kazakhstan vs Spain: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total

Kazakhstan
0.75
in 2010
Spain
0.78
in 2010
Kazakhstan rank
30th
Spain rank
27th

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

  • Kazakhstan
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.78 against 0.75 in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.03.

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

Kazakhstan ranks 30th and Spain ranks 27th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kazakhstan Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 0.17 0.065 0.105 Kazakhstan
1970s 0.24 0.155 0.085 Kazakhstan
1980s 0.31 0.25 0.06 Kazakhstan
1990s 0.36 0.335 0.025 Kazakhstan
2000s 0.6 0.65 0.05 Spain
2010s 0.75 0.78 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+, total, Kazakhstan or Spain?
Spain, at 0.78 against 0.75 in Kazakhstan as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total between Kazakhstan and Spain?
0.03, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Spain?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Kazakhstan and Spain rank globally for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total?
Kazakhstan ranks 30th and Spain ranks 27th 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.