Barro-Lee data from the World Bank provides a measure of average years of tertiary schooling completed by the total population aged 30-34. The dataset is compiled by Education Statistics. The temporal and geographic coverage 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 tertiary education attainment (the primary metric) and national economic indicators.
- Benchmark a country's educational progress against peers using the standardized 'age 30-34, total' demographic measure.
Strengths
- Provides a standardized, internationally comparable metric for tertiary education attainment.
- Focuses on a specific, economically active demographic cohort (age 30-34).
Limitations
- Sample size (number of countries/years) and data collection methodology are unknown.
- Limited to a single aggregate metric ('average years') without breakdowns by gender, field of study, or institution type.
- Data freshness and update frequency are not specified.
Provenance
- Source
- World Bank (Barro-Lee dataset), compiled by Education Statistics.