Malawi vs Papua New Guinea: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total

Malawi
4.55
in 2010
Papua New Guinea
4.41
in 2010
Malawi rank
133rd
Papua New Guinea rank
135th

Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total over time

  • Malawi
  • Papua New Guinea
2345196019852010

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 4.55 against 4.41 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.14.

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

Malawi ranks 133rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 135th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 1.77 2.23 0.455 Papua New Guinea
1970s 2.82 3.36 0.545 Papua New Guinea
1980s 3.72 4.24 0.515 Papua New Guinea
1990s 3.46 4.41 0.95 Papua New Guinea
2000s 4.79 4.18 0.615 Malawi
2010s 4.55 4.41 0.14 Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total, Malawi or Papua New Guinea?
Malawi, at 4.55 against 4.41 in Papua New Guinea as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total between Malawi and Papua New Guinea?
0.14, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Papua New Guinea?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Malawi and Papua New Guinea rank globally for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total?
Malawi ranks 133rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 135th 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 total schooling, age 15-19, 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 total schooling, age 15-19, 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 total schooling, 15-19, total is the average years of education completed among people age 15-19.