Papua New Guinea vs Turkey: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary

Papua New Guinea
39.0%
in 2010
Turkey
37.6%
in 2010
Papua New Guinea rank
2nd
Turkey rank
3rd

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Turkey
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 39.0% against 37.6% in Turkey, a difference of 1.4%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Turkey ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 2nd and Turkey ranks 3rd of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Turkey Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3% 11.6% 11.2% Turkey
1970s 2.1% 17.0% 14.9% Turkey
1980s 9.7% 26.9% 17.1% Turkey
1990s 21.7% 36.5% 14.9% Turkey
2000s 32.5% 40.2% 7.7% Turkey
2010s 39.0% 37.6% 1.4% 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 primary, Papua New Guinea or Turkey?
Papua New Guinea, at 39.0% against 37.6% in Turkey as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary between Papua New Guinea and Turkey?
1.4%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Turkey?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Papua New Guinea and Turkey rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary?
Papua New Guinea ranks 2nd and Turkey ranks 3rd 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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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary
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 primary schooling. Completed Primary