Congo vs Papua New Guinea: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, female

Congo
0.04
in 2010
Papua New Guinea
0.04
in 2010
Congo rank
122nd
Papua New Guinea rank
122nd

Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, female over time

  • Congo
  • Papua New Guinea
00.010.020.030.040.05196019852010

How they compare

Congo currently reports 0.04 against 0.04 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.

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

Congo ranks 122nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 122nd of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0.01 0.015 0.005 Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.025 0.005 0.02 Congo
1990s 0.04 0.01 0.03 Congo
2000s 0.045 0.035 0.01 Congo
2010s 0.04 0.04 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, female, Congo or Papua New Guinea?
Congo, at 0.04 against 0.04 in Papua New Guinea as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, female between Congo and Papua New Guinea?
0, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Papua New Guinea?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Congo and Papua New Guinea rank globally for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, female?
Congo ranks 122nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 122nd 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+, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, 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
Last refreshed

Average years of tertiary schooling, 25+, female is the average years of tertiary education completed among females over age 25.