Kenya vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total

Kenya
0.2
in 2010
Lao People's Democratic Republic
0.19
in 2010
Kenya rank
93rd
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
96th

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

  • Kenya
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.2 against 0.19 in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 0.01.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

Kenya ranks 93rd and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 96th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
1960s 0.01 0.015 0.005 Lao People's Democratic Republic
1970s 0.02 0.04 0.02 Lao People's Democratic Republic
1980s 0.05 0.08 0.03 Lao People's Democratic Republic
1990s 0.09 0.1 0.01 Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s 0.15 0.125 0.025 Kenya
2010s 0.2 0.19 0.01 Kenya

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, Kenya or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Kenya, at 0.2 against 0.19 in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total between Kenya and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
0.01, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Kenya and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total?
Kenya ranks 93rd and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 96th 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.