Egypt vs Papua New Guinea: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education

Egypt
37.4%
in 2010
Papua New Guinea
40.8%
in 2010
Egypt rank
26th
Papua New Guinea rank
25th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education over time

  • Egypt
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 40.8% against 37.4% in Egypt, a difference of 3.4%.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.

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

Egypt ranks 26th and Papua New Guinea ranks 25th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 91.6% 90.0% 1.6% Egypt
1970s 87.6% 83.3% 4.3% Egypt
1980s 69.8% 76.9% 7.1% Papua New Guinea
1990s 57.3% 62.5% 5.2% Papua New Guinea
2000s 46.8% 49.6% 2.8% Papua New Guinea
2010s 37.4% 40.8% 3.4% Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education, Egypt or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 40.8% against 37.4% in Egypt as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education between Egypt and Papua New Guinea?
3.4%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Papua New Guinea?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Egypt and Papua New Guinea rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education?
Egypt ranks 26th and Papua New Guinea ranks 25th 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 population age 25+ with no education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education
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 population age 25+ with no education