Namibia vs South Africa: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 60-64, female

Namibia
0.1
in 2010
South Africa
0.12
in 2010
Namibia rank
90th
South Africa rank
87th

Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 60-64, female over time

  • Namibia
  • South Africa
0.020.040.060.080.10.12196019852010

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.12 against 0.1 in Namibia, a difference of 0.02.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Namibia's.

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

Namibia ranks 90th and South Africa ranks 87th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.03 0.055 0.025 South Africa
1970s 0.045 0.055 0.01 South Africa
1980s 0.025 0.025 0
1990s 0.03 0.095 0.065 South Africa
2000s 0.05 0.115 0.065 South Africa
2010s 0.1 0.12 0.02 South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 60-64, female, Namibia or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.12 against 0.1 in Namibia as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 60-64, female between Namibia and South Africa?
0.02, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and South Africa?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Namibia and South Africa rank globally for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 60-64, female?
Namibia ranks 90th and South Africa ranks 87th 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 60-64, female. 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 60-64, female
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, 60-64, female is the average years of tertiary education completed among females age 60-64.