Afghanistan vs Kenya: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total

Afghanistan
0.28
in 2010
Kenya
0.26
in 2010
Afghanistan rank
89th
Kenya rank
91st

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.28 against 0.26 in Kenya, a difference of 0.02.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 89th and Kenya ranks 91st of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Kenya Difference Ahead
1960s 0.025 0.01 0.015 Afghanistan
1970s 0.06 0.02 0.04 Afghanistan
1980s 0.125 0.045 0.08 Afghanistan
1990s 0.205 0.095 0.11 Afghanistan
2000s 0.255 0.18 0.075 Afghanistan
2010s 0.28 0.26 0.02 Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total, Afghanistan or Kenya?
Afghanistan, at 0.28 against 0.26 in Kenya as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total between Afghanistan and Kenya?
0.02, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Kenya?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Afghanistan and Kenya rank globally for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total?
Afghanistan ranks 89th and Kenya ranks 91st 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+, 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+, 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+, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people over age 25.