Barro-Lee data provides the average years of tertiary schooling completed by females aged 40-44. The dataset is maintained by Education Statistics and sourced from the World Bank platform. The specific temporal coverage and geographic scope are not detailed in the provided input.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in the 'average years of tertiary schooling' metric for females over time.
- Compare female educational attainment in the 40-44 age cohort across different countries using the reported average.
- Model the relationship between a country's development indicators and the 'average years of tertiary schooling' for this demographic group.
- Benchmark national progress on gender parity in tertiary education using the female-specific average years metric.
Strengths
- Provides a specific, standardized metric ('average years of tertiary schooling') for international comparison.
- Focuses on a defined demographic cohort (females aged 40-44).
- Part of a widely cited and established Barro-Lee education dataset.
Limitations
- The exact number of countries, time points, and row count is unknown.
- Data is limited to a single age group (40-44) and gender (female), requiring other datasets for a complete picture.
- Potential for missing data for certain countries or years is not specified.
Provenance
- Source
- World Bank (Barro-Lee dataset), Education Statistics.
- Collection Method
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- Time Range
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- Freshness
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