Estonia vs Sweden: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 30-34, total

Estonia
1.31
in 2010
Sweden
1.37
in 2010
Estonia rank
22nd
Sweden rank
19th

Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 30-34, total over time

  • Estonia
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 1.37 against 1.31 in Estonia, a difference of 0.06.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Estonia ahead.

Estonia ranks 22nd and Sweden ranks 19th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 0.33 0.31 0.02 Estonia
1970s 0.48 0.52 0.04 Sweden
1980s 0.585 0.91 0.325 Sweden
1990s 0.725 0.875 0.15 Sweden
2000s 1.01 1.04 0.03 Sweden
2010s 1.31 1.37 0.06 Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 30-34, total, Estonia or Sweden?
Sweden, at 1.37 against 1.31 in Estonia as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 30-34, total between Estonia and Sweden?
0.06, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Sweden?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Estonia and Sweden rank globally for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 30-34, total?
Estonia ranks 22nd and Sweden ranks 19th 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 30-34, 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 30-34, 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, 30-34, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people age 30-34.