Nepal vs Papua New Guinea: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary

Nepal
1.0%
in 2010
Papua New Guinea
0.8%
in 2010
Nepal rank
120th
Papua New Guinea rank
123rd

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary over time

  • Nepal
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Nepal currently reports 1.0% against 0.8% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Nepal's figure about 1.2 times Papua New Guinea's.

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

Nepal ranks 120th and Papua New Guinea ranks 123rd of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Papua New Guinea
1970s 0.0% 0.3% 0.2% Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% Nepal
1990s 0.9% 0.2% 0.7% Nepal
2000s 0.8% 0.7% 0.2% Nepal
2010s 1.0% 0.8% 0.2% Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary, Nepal or Papua New Guinea?
Nepal, at 1.0% against 0.8% in Papua New Guinea as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary between Nepal and Papua New Guinea?
0.2%, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Papua New Guinea?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Nepal and Papua New Guinea rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary?
Nepal ranks 120th and Papua New Guinea ranks 123rd 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 25+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. 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 25+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary
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 25+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary