Luxembourg vs Netherlands: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total

Luxembourg
0.93
in 2010
Netherlands
0.83
in 2010
Luxembourg rank
17th
Netherlands rank
19th

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

  • Luxembourg
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 0.93 against 0.83 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.1.

That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.

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

Luxembourg ranks 17th and Netherlands ranks 19th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg Netherlands Difference Ahead
1960s 0.155 0.08 0.075 Luxembourg
1970s 0.215 0.225 0.01 Netherlands
1980s 0.3 0.385 0.085 Netherlands
1990s 0.405 0.57 0.165 Netherlands
2000s 0.585 0.675 0.09 Netherlands
2010s 0.93 0.83 0.1 Luxembourg

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, Luxembourg or Netherlands?
Luxembourg, at 0.93 against 0.83 in Netherlands as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total between Luxembourg and Netherlands?
0.1, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Netherlands?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Luxembourg and Netherlands rank globally for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total?
Luxembourg ranks 17th and Netherlands ranks 19th 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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Indicator
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.