Luxembourg vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total

Luxembourg
0.93
in 2010
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0.82
in 2010
Luxembourg rank
17th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
20th

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

  • Luxembourg
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 0.93 against 0.82 in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 0.11.

That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

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

Luxembourg ranks 17th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 20th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.155 0.095 0.06 Luxembourg
1970s 0.215 0.27 0.055 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 0.3 0.32 0.02 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 0.405 0.545 0.14 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 0.585 0.715 0.13 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 0.93 0.82 0.11 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Luxembourg, at 0.93 against 0.82 in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total between Luxembourg and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.11, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Luxembourg and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total?
Luxembourg ranks 17th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 20th 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.