Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Papua New Guinea: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education

Lao People's Democratic Republic
38.6%
in 2010
Papua New Guinea
46.4%
in 2010
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
24th
Papua New Guinea rank
22nd

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education over time

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Papua New Guinea
020406080196019852010

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 46.4% against 38.6% in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 7.8%.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 24th and Papua New Guinea ranks 22nd of 144 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People's Democratic Republic Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 84.7% 86.7% 2.0% Papua New Guinea
1970s 76.2% 79.6% 3.4% Papua New Guinea
1980s 65.4% 72.9% 7.6% Papua New Guinea
1990s 54.4% 62.9% 8.5% Papua New Guinea
2000s 44.9% 51.8% 6.9% Papua New Guinea
2010s 38.6% 46.4% 7.8% Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 46.4% against 38.6% in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Papua New Guinea?
7.8%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Papua New Guinea?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Papua New Guinea rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 24th and Papua New Guinea ranks 22nd of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education
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
Last refreshed

Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education