Liberia vs Sierra Leone: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, female

Liberia
3.05
in 2010
Sierra Leone
3.34
in 2010
Liberia rank
134th
Sierra Leone rank
131st

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

  • Liberia
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 3.34 against 3.05 in Liberia, a difference of 0.29.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.

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

Liberia ranks 134th and Sierra Leone ranks 131st of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Liberia Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 0.395 0.36 0.035 Liberia
1970s 0.715 0.565 0.15 Liberia
1980s 1.27 0.965 0.3 Liberia
1990s 1.71 1.53 0.185 Liberia
2000s 2.28 2.15 0.13 Liberia
2010s 3.05 3.34 0.29 Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female, Liberia or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 3.34 against 3.05 in Liberia as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female between Liberia and Sierra Leone?
0.29, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Sierra Leone?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Liberia and Sierra Leone rank globally for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female?
Liberia ranks 134th and Sierra Leone ranks 131st 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+, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, 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
Last refreshed

Average years of total schooling, 15+, female is the average years of education completed among females over age 15.