Macau, China vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, female

Macau, China
0.7
in 2010
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0.69
in 2010
Macau, China rank
39th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
42nd

Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, female over time

  • Macau, China
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

Macau, China currently reports 0.7 against 0.69 in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 0.01.

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

Macau, China ranks 39th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 42nd of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Macau, China averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Macau, China United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.04 0.135 0.095 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1970s 0.085 0.29 0.205 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 0.155 0.515 0.36 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 0.395 0.9 0.505 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 0.445 0.875 0.43 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 0.7 0.69 0.01 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 20-24, female, Macau, China or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Macau, China, at 0.7 against 0.69 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 20-24, female between Macau, China and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.01, with Macau, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macau, China and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Macau, China and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, female?
Macau, China ranks 39th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 42nd 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 20-24, female. 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 20-24, female
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, 20-24, female is the average years of tertiary education completed among females age 20-24.