Malawi vs Sierra Leone: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total

Malawi
6.76
in 2010
Sierra Leone
6.67
in 2010
Malawi rank
119th
Sierra Leone rank
121st

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

  • Malawi
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 6.76 against 6.67 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.09.

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

Malawi ranks 119th and Sierra Leone ranks 121st of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 1.44 0.785 0.66 Malawi
1970s 2.12 1.62 0.5 Malawi
1980s 3.96 2.54 1.42 Malawi
1990s 4.29 3.37 0.92 Malawi
2000s 5.75 4.11 1.64 Malawi
2010s 6.76 6.67 0.09 Malawi

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, total, Malawi or Sierra Leone?
Malawi, at 6.76 against 6.67 in Sierra Leone as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total between Malawi and Sierra Leone?
0.09, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sierra Leone?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Malawi and Sierra Leone rank globally for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total?
Malawi ranks 119th and Sierra Leone ranks 121st 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, 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 20-24, 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, 20-24, total is the average years of education completed among people age 20-24.