Philippines vs Saudi Arabia: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, total

Philippines
0.58
in 2010
Saudi Arabia
0.62
in 2010
Philippines rank
51st
Saudi Arabia rank
49th

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

  • Philippines
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.62 against 0.58 in Philippines, a difference of 0.04.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Philippines's.

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

Philippines ranks 51st and Saudi Arabia ranks 49th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Philippines averaged higher in 5 and Saudi Arabia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Philippines Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.24 0.175 0.065 Philippines
1970s 0.32 0.23 0.09 Philippines
1980s 0.5 0.24 0.26 Philippines
1990s 0.56 0.44 0.12 Philippines
2000s 0.65 0.51 0.14 Philippines
2010s 0.58 0.62 0.04 Saudi Arabia

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, Philippines or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 0.62 against 0.58 in Philippines as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, total between Philippines and Saudi Arabia?
0.04, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Saudi Arabia?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Philippines and Saudi Arabia rank globally for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, total?
Philippines ranks 51st and Saudi Arabia ranks 49th 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.