How many years of comparable data are there for Macau, China and Qatar?

11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.

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.

Macau, China vs Qatar: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total

Macau, China

0.55

in 2010

Qatar

0.53

in 2010

Macau, China rank

48th

Qatar rank

50th

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

Macau, China
Qatar

How they compare

Macau, China currently reports 0.55 against 0.53 in Qatar, a difference of 0.02.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Qatar ahead.

Macau, China ranks 48th and Qatar ranks 50th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Macau, China averaged higher in 1 and Qatar in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Macau, China	Qatar	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.03	0.21	0.18	Qatar
1970s	0.06	0.32	0.26	Qatar
1980s	0.13	0.365	0.235	Qatar
1990s	0.22	0.425	0.205	Qatar
2000s	0.335	0.53	0.195	Qatar
2010s	0.55	0.53	0.02	Macau, China

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, Macau, China or Qatar?: Macau, China, at 0.55 against 0.53 in Qatar as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total between Macau, China and Qatar?: 0.02, with Macau, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macau, China and Qatar?: 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Macau, China and Qatar rank globally for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total?: Macau, China ranks 48th and Qatar ranks 50th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Macau, China vs Qatar: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total. Statizoid, drawing on Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Retrieved 04 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/barro-lee-average-years-of-tertiary-schooling-age-15-total/macao-sar-china/qatar/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/barro-lee-average-years-of-tertiary-schooling-age-15-total/macao-sar-china/qatar/">Macau, China vs Qatar: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Average years of tertiary schooling, 15+, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people over age 15.