Australia vs New Zealand: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 50-54, total

Australia
12.08
in 2010
New Zealand
12.13
in 2010
Australia rank
19th
New Zealand rank
18th

Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 50-54, total over time

  • Australia
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 12.13 against 12.08 in Australia, a difference of 0.05.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was New Zealand ahead.

Australia ranks 19th and New Zealand ranks 18th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 8.98 9.88 0.895 New Zealand
1970s 9.51 10.71 1.21 New Zealand
1980s 10.09 11.18 1.1 New Zealand
1990s 10.48 11.39 0.91 New Zealand
2000s 11.35 10.59 0.755 Australia
2010s 12.08 12.13 0.05 New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 50-54, total, Australia or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 12.13 against 12.08 in Australia as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 50-54, total between Australia and New Zealand?
0.05, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Australia and New Zealand rank globally for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 50-54, total?
Australia ranks 19th and New Zealand ranks 18th 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 50-54, 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 50-54, 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, 50-54, total is the average years of education completed among people age 50-54.