Libya vs United States of America: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female

Libya
13.1
in 2010
United States of America
13.58
in 2010
Libya rank
9th
United States of America rank
6th

Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female over time

  • Libya
  • United States of America
051015196019852010

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 13.58 against 13.1 in Libya, a difference of 0.48.

Across all 11 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Libya ranks 9th and United States of America ranks 6th of 144 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s 0.295 11.71 11.41 United States of America
1970s 0.97 12.66 11.69 United States of America
1980s 4.52 12.96 8.45 United States of America
1990s 7.87 13.11 5.24 United States of America
2000s 11.57 13.22 1.66 United States of America
2010s 13.1 13.58 0.48 United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female, Libya or United States of America?
United States of America, at 13.58 against 13.1 in Libya as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female between Libya and United States of America?
0.48, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and United States of America?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Libya and United States of America rank globally for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female?
Libya ranks 9th and United States of America ranks 6th 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 20-24, 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 total schooling, age 20-24, 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 total schooling, 20-24, female is the average years of education completed among females age 20-24.