Bangladesh vs Tonga: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, total

Bangladesh
0.19
in 2010
Tonga
0.22
in 2010
Bangladesh rank
101st
Tonga rank
98th

Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, total over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Tonga
00.10.20.30.40.5196019852010

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 0.22 against 0.19 in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.03.

That makes Tonga's figure about 1.2 times Bangladesh's.

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

Bangladesh ranks 101st and Tonga ranks 98th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Tonga Difference Ahead
1960s 0.01 0.08 0.07 Tonga
1970s 0.02 0.08 0.06 Tonga
1980s 0.065 0.08 0.015 Tonga
1990s 0.105 0.3 0.195 Tonga
2000s 0.155 0.41 0.255 Tonga
2010s 0.19 0.22 0.03 Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, total, Bangladesh or Tonga?
Tonga, at 0.22 against 0.19 in Bangladesh as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, total between Bangladesh and Tonga?
0.03, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Tonga?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Bangladesh and Tonga rank globally for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, total?
Bangladesh ranks 101st and Tonga ranks 98th 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 35-39, 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 35-39, 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, 35-39, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people age 35-39.