Niger vs Papua New Guinea: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling.

Niger
0.7%
in 2010
Papua New Guinea
0.8%
in 2010
Niger rank
134th
Papua New Guinea rank
131st

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

  • Niger
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in Niger, a difference of 0.1%.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Niger ahead.

Niger ranks 134th and Papua New Guinea ranks 131st of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Niger Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% Niger
1970s 0.1% 0.7% 0.6% Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.0% Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.6% 0.8% 0.2% Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.7% 0.8% 0.1% 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 tertiary schooling., Niger or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.8% against 0.7% in Niger as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. between Niger and Papua New Guinea?
0.1%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Papua New Guinea?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Niger and Papua New Guinea rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling.?
Niger ranks 134th and Papua New Guinea ranks 131st 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 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 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 population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary