Mauritius vs Tonga: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total

Mauritius
0.13
in 2010
Tonga
0.16
in 2010
Mauritius rank
103rd
Tonga rank
100th

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

  • Mauritius
  • Tonga
00.10.20.3196019852010

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 0.16 against 0.13 in Mauritius, a difference of 0.03.

That makes Tonga's figure about 1.2 times Mauritius's.

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

Mauritius ranks 103rd and Tonga ranks 100th of 144 countries.

Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritius Tonga Difference Ahead
1960s 0.025 0.06 0.035 Tonga
1970s 0.035 0.055 0.02 Tonga
1980s 0.07 0.07 0
1990s 0.05 0.165 0.115 Tonga
2000s 0.085 0.29 0.205 Tonga
2010s 0.13 0.16 0.03 Tonga

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, Mauritius or Tonga?
Tonga, at 0.16 against 0.13 in Mauritius as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total between Mauritius and Tonga?
0.03, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Tonga?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Mauritius and Tonga rank globally for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total?
Mauritius ranks 103rd and Tonga ranks 100th 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.