Bangladesh vs Uganda: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, total

Bangladesh
4.91
in 2010
Uganda
5.42
in 2010
Bangladesh rank
114th
Uganda rank
111th

Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, total over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 5.42 against 4.91 in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.51.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uganda ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 114th and Uganda ranks 111th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Uganda Difference Ahead
1960s 1 1 0.005 Uganda
1970s 1.17 1.24 0.07 Uganda
1980s 2.19 2.04 0.14 Bangladesh
1990s 3.06 3.08 0.01 Uganda
2000s 3.94 4.14 0.205 Uganda
2010s 4.91 5.42 0.51 Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total, Bangladesh or Uganda?
Uganda, at 5.42 against 4.91 in Bangladesh as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total between Bangladesh and Uganda?
0.51, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Uganda?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Bangladesh and Uganda rank globally for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total?
Bangladesh ranks 114th and Uganda ranks 111th 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 25+, 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 25+, 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, 25+, total is the average years of education completed among people over age 25.