Germany vs Spain: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total
Germany
0.81
in 2010
Spain
0.85
in 2010
Germany rank
28th
Spain rank
27th
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total over time
- Germany
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.85 against 0.81 in Germany, a difference of 0.04.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 28th and Spain ranks 27th of 144 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.11 | 0.065 | 0.045 | Germany |
| 1970s | 0.14 | 0.12 | 0.02 | Germany |
| 1980s | 0.24 | 0.245 | 0.005 | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.49 | 0.345 | 0.145 | Germany |
| 2000s | 0.665 | 0.705 | 0.04 | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.81 | 0.85 | 0.04 | Spain |
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, Germany or Spain?
- Spain, at 0.85 against 0.81 in Germany as of 2010.
- What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total between Germany and Spain?
- 0.04, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Spain?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
- How do Germany and Spain rank globally for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total?
- Germany ranks 28th and Spain ranks 27th 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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About this data
Average years of tertiary schooling, 25+, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people over age 25.