Italy vs Tunisia: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total

Italy
0.4
in 2010
Tunisia
0.42
in 2010
Italy rank
71st
Tunisia rank
69th

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

  • Italy
  • Tunisia
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How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 0.42 against 0.4 in Italy, a difference of 0.02.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 71st and Tunisia ranks 69th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 5 and Tunisia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Tunisia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.07 0.02 0.05 Italy
1970s 0.095 0.035 0.06 Italy
1980s 0.15 0.075 0.075 Italy
1990s 0.23 0.145 0.085 Italy
2000s 0.32 0.24 0.08 Italy
2010s 0.4 0.42 0.02 Tunisia

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, Italy or Tunisia?
Tunisia, at 0.42 against 0.4 in Italy as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total between Italy and Tunisia?
0.02, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Tunisia?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Italy and Tunisia rank globally for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total?
Italy ranks 71st and Tunisia ranks 69th 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.