Average Tertiary Schooling Years For Global Youth Aged 15-19

Barro-Lee data provides a metric for the average years of tertiary education completed by the global population aged 15 to 19. This dataset originates from the World Bank's Education Statistics team. The temporal and geographic coverage of the series is not specified in the provided input.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in the 'average years of tertiary schooling' metric over time for cross-country comparisons.
• Model the relationship between national youth education levels and other development indicators using this standardized measure.
• Benchmark a country's performance in tertiary education attainment for the 15-19 age cohort against regional averages.

Strengths

• Data is derived from the authoritative Barro-Lee educational attainment dataset.
• Provides a specific, standardized metric focused on the critical 15-19 age group.

Limitations

• The exact number of countries, years of coverage, and row count are unknown.
• Data may be estimated or modeled, introducing potential measurement error for some countries.

Provenance

Source

World Bank Education Statistics, based on the Barro-Lee dataset.

Collection Method

Estimated average years of education completed, derived from census/survey data.

Geography

Likely multi-country, but specific coverage is unknown.