World Bank data provides the average years of tertiary education completed by females aged 20-24. The dataset is produced by the organization's Education Statistics team. The temporal and geographic scope of the data is not specified.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in female tertiary education attainment over time using the year and average years columns.
- Compare female education levels across different countries using the country identifier.
- Model the relationship between female tertiary schooling years and economic development indicators.
- Assess progress towards gender parity in education by comparing this female-specific series with corresponding male data.
Strengths
- Data originates from the World Bank, a major international institution.
- Focuses on a specific, policy-relevant demographic group (females 20-24).
Limitations
- The exact number of country-year observations is unknown.
- The time range and geographic coverage are not specified, limiting contextual analysis.
- Data is aggregated to a national average, masking subnational variation.
Provenance
- Source
- World Bank Education Statistics
- Geography
- Global (specific countries covered are unknown)