Kuwait vs Saudi Arabia: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25-29, total

Kuwait
0.2
in 2010
Saudi Arabia
0.22
in 2010
Kuwait rank
100th
Saudi Arabia rank
99th

Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25-29, total over time

  • Kuwait
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.22 against 0.2 in Kuwait, a difference of 0.02.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.

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

Kuwait ranks 100th and Saudi Arabia ranks 99th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.17 0.22 0.05 Saudi Arabia
1970s 0.215 0.23 0.015 Saudi Arabia
1980s 0.37 0.41 0.04 Saudi Arabia
1990s 0.36 0.485 0.125 Saudi Arabia
2000s 0.19 0.605 0.415 Saudi Arabia
2010s 0.2 0.22 0.02 Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25-29, total, Kuwait or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 0.22 against 0.2 in Kuwait as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25-29, total between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
0.02, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Kuwait and Saudi Arabia rank globally for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25-29, total?
Kuwait ranks 100th and Saudi Arabia ranks 99th 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 25-29, 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 25-29, 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, 25-29, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people age 25-29.