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

Egypt
1.7%
in 2010
Papua New Guinea
1.4%
in 2010
Egypt rank
126th
Papua New Guinea rank
128th

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

  • Egypt
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 1.7% against 1.4% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.3%.

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

Across all 11 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 126th and Papua New Guinea ranks 128th of 144 countries.

Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 1.8% 0.1% 1.7% Egypt
1970s 2.7% 0.0% 2.7% Egypt
1980s 4.0% 0.2% 3.8% Egypt
1990s 6.0% 0.6% 5.4% Egypt
2000s 5.4% 1.2% 4.2% Egypt
2010s 1.7% 1.4% 0.3% Egypt

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, Egypt or Papua New Guinea?
Egypt, at 1.7% against 1.4% in Papua New Guinea as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary between Egypt and Papua New Guinea?
0.3%, with Egypt 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 40-44 with tertiary?
Egypt ranks 126th and Papua New Guinea ranks 128th 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. Total (Incomplete and 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)
Unit
Incomplete and 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)