Australia vs South Africa: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary

Australia
3.1%
in 2010
South Africa
3.3%
in 2010
Australia rank
88th
South Africa rank
86th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary over time

  • Australia
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 3.3% against 3.1% in Australia, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 88th and South Africa ranks 86th of 144 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 6.9% 16.7% 9.8% South Africa
1970s 1.8% 8.3% 6.4% South Africa
1980s 2.1% 7.8% 5.8% South Africa
1990s 3.5% 14.3% 10.8% South Africa
2000s 3.4% 3.9% 0.5% South Africa
2010s 3.1% 3.3% 0.2% South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary, Australia or South Africa?
South Africa, at 3.3% against 3.1% in Australia as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary between Australia and South Africa?
0.2%, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South Africa?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Australia and South Africa rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary?
Australia ranks 88th and South Africa ranks 86th 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 20-24 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 20-24 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 20-24 with primary schooling. Completed Primary