Lesotho vs Papua New Guinea: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary

Lesotho
57.5%
in 2010
Papua New Guinea
57.8%
in 2010
Lesotho rank
10th
Papua New Guinea rank
8th

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

  • Lesotho
  • Papua New Guinea
20406080196019852010

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 57.8% against 57.5% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.3%.

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

Lesotho ranks 10th and Papua New Guinea ranks 8th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 86.7% 14.7% 72.0% Lesotho
1970s 81.2% 20.1% 61.1% Lesotho
1980s 70.2% 23.4% 46.8% Lesotho
1990s 58.0% 39.8% 18.2% Lesotho
2000s 49.2% 61.6% 12.4% Papua New Guinea
2010s 57.5% 57.8% 0.3% 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 20-24 with primary, Lesotho or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 57.8% against 57.5% in Lesotho as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary between Lesotho and Papua New Guinea?
0.3%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Papua New Guinea?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Lesotho and Papua New Guinea rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary?
Lesotho ranks 10th and Papua New Guinea ranks 8th 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. Total (Incomplete and 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)
Unit
Incomplete and 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)