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

Qatar
0.69
in 2010
Saudi Arabia
0.62
in 2010
Qatar rank
46th
Saudi Arabia rank
49th

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

  • Qatar
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Qatar currently reports 0.69 against 0.62 in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.07.

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

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

Qatar ranks 46th and Saudi Arabia ranks 49th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Qatar Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.26 0.175 0.085 Qatar
1970s 0.4 0.23 0.17 Qatar
1980s 0.505 0.24 0.265 Qatar
1990s 0.51 0.44 0.07 Qatar
2000s 0.64 0.51 0.13 Qatar
2010s 0.69 0.62 0.07 Qatar

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, Qatar or Saudi Arabia?
Qatar, at 0.69 against 0.62 in Saudi Arabia as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, total between Qatar and Saudi Arabia?
0.07, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Saudi Arabia?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Qatar and Saudi Arabia rank globally for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, total?
Qatar ranks 46th 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.