Afghanistan vs Sierra Leone: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 45-49, total

Afghanistan
2.64
in 2010
Sierra Leone
2.76
in 2010
Afghanistan rank
135th
Sierra Leone rank
133rd

Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 45-49, total over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 2.76 against 2.64 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.12.

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

Afghanistan ranks 135th and Sierra Leone ranks 133rd of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 0.145 0.54 0.395 Sierra Leone
1970s 0.285 0.51 0.225 Sierra Leone
1980s 0.465 0.56 0.095 Sierra Leone
1990s 1.15 1.15 0
2000s 2 2.11 0.11 Sierra Leone
2010s 2.64 2.76 0.12 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 45-49, total, Afghanistan or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 2.76 against 2.64 in Afghanistan as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 45-49, total between Afghanistan and Sierra Leone?
0.12, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sierra Leone?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Afghanistan and Sierra Leone rank globally for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 45-49, total?
Afghanistan ranks 135th and Sierra Leone ranks 133rd 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 45-49, 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 45-49, 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, 45-49, total is the average years of education completed among people age 45-49.