Malawi vs Papua New Guinea: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary

Malawi
0.5%
in 2010
Papua New Guinea
0.7%
in 2010
Malawi rank
136th
Papua New Guinea rank
135th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary over time

  • Malawi
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.7% against 0.5% in Malawi, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.5 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Malawi ranks 136th and Papua New Guinea ranks 135th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Papua New Guinea
1970s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% Malawi
1980s 0.3% 0.1% 0.2% Malawi
1990s 0.4% 0.3% 0.1% Malawi
2000s 0.5% 0.6% 0.1% Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.5% 0.7% 0.2% Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary, Malawi or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.7% against 0.5% in Malawi as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary between Malawi and Papua New Guinea?
0.2%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Papua New Guinea?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Malawi and Papua New Guinea rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary?
Malawi ranks 136th and Papua New Guinea ranks 135th 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 40-44 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 40-44 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 40-44 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary