Afghanistan vs United States: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary
Afghanistan
0.6%
in 2010
United States
1.9%
in 2010
Afghanistan rank
140th
United States rank
137th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary over time
- Afghanistan
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 1.9% against 0.6% in Afghanistan, a difference of 1.3%.
That makes United States's figure about 3.1 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 140th and United States ranks 137th of 144 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1% | 13.9% | 13.8% | United States |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 6.7% | 6.5% | United States |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 2.8% | 2.5% | United States |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 2.0% | 1.5% | United States |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 1.7% | 1.0% | United States |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 1.9% | 1.3% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary, Afghanistan or United States?
- United States, at 1.9% against 0.6% in Afghanistan as of 2010.
- What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary between Afghanistan and United States?
- 1.3%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and United States?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
- How do Afghanistan and United States rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary?
- Afghanistan ranks 140th and United States ranks 137th 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 primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary