Others titles
- Global Educational Attainment
Keywords
- Education
- Educational Attainment
- Education Per Capita
- Educational Attainment Per Capita
- Health and Education
Global Educational Attainment 1970 to 2015
This dataset provides estimates of average years of educational attainment per capita for people over the age of 15 for the years 1970-2015 by year, sex, and age group for 188 countries, 21 GBD regions, 7 GBD super regions, and the global aggregate. Age-standardized and population-weighted estimates are included for females 15-44 and for both sexes for the age group 25+.
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Description
The data are results from a global analysis of educational attainment spanning the last 50 years. These data are an update to earlier estimates (Educational Attainment and Child Mortality Estimates by Country 1970-2009) and inform the policy report “A Hand Up: Global Progress towards Universal Education,” as well as the Social Determinants of Health Visualization.
About this Dataset
Data Info
Date Created | 2015-12-31 |
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Last Modified | 2017-09-06 |
Version | 2017-09-06 |
Update Frequency |
Never |
Temporal Coverage |
1970-01-01 to 2015-12-31 |
Spatial Coverage |
World Region |
Source | John Snow Labs; Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), Global Health Data Exchange; |
Source License URL | |
Source License Requirements |
N/A |
Source Citation |
N/A |
Keywords | Education, Educational Attainment, Education Per Capita, Educational Attainment Per Capita, Health and Education |
Other Titles | Global Educational Attainment |
Data Fields
Name | Description | Type | Constraints |
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Location_ID | Location ID of countries where educational attainment was measured between 1970 to 2015 | integer | level : Nominal |
Country_Code | Country code or the current officially assigned ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 codes, using the English short country names | string | - |
Country | Name of countries where educational attainment was measured between 1970 to 2015 | string | - |
Year | Year where educational attainment was measured between 1970 to 2015 | date | - |
Age_Group_ID | Age group where educational attainment was measured between 1970 to 2015 | integer | level : Nominal |
Age_Group_Name | Age group names are 15 to 24, 15 to 44, 25 plus, 25 to 34, 35 to 44, 45 to 54, 55 to 64 and 65 plus | string | - |
Gender_ID | Gender ID which are 1 for male, 2 for female and 3 for both | integer | level : Nominal |
Gender | Gender which is males, females or both | string | - |
Metric | Metrics of measurement for educational attainment which are Age Standardized Education Per Capita, Education Per Capita and Population Weighted Education Per Capita | string | - |
Unit | string | - | |
Mean | Mean Age Standardized Education Per Capita, Education Per Capita and Population Weighted Education Per Capita measurement | number | level : Ratio |
Mean_Upper_Bound | Mean Age Standardized Education Per Capita, Education Per Capita and Population Weighted Education Per Capita measurement_upper bound | number | level : Ratio |
Mean_Lower_Bound | Mean Age Standardized Education Per Capita, Education Per Capita and Population Weighted Education Per Capita measurement_lower bound | number | level : Ratio |
Data Preview
Location ID | Country Code | Country | Year | Age Group ID | Age Group Name | Gender ID | Gender | Metric | Unit | Mean | Mean Upper Bound | Mean Lower Bound |
160 | AFG | Afghanistan | 1970 | 156 | 15 to 44 | 2 | Females | Age Standardized Education Per Capita | Years | 0.29 | 0.55 | 0.15 |
160 | AFG | Afghanistan | 1970 | 157 | 25 plus | 1 | Males | Age Standardized Education Per Capita | Years | 1.03 | 1.66 | 0.63 |
160 | AFG | Afghanistan | 1970 | 157 | 25 plus | 2 | Females | Age Standardized Education Per Capita | Years | 0.13 | 0.24 | 0.07 |
160 | AFG | Afghanistan | 1970 | 157 | 25 plus | 3 | Both | Age Standardized Education Per Capita | Years | 0.58 | 0.95 | 0.35 |
168 | AGO | Angola | 1970 | 156 | 15 to 44 | 2 | Females | Age Standardized Education Per Capita | Years | 1.41 | 2.29 | 0.85 |
168 | AGO | Angola | 1970 | 157 | 25 plus | 1 | Males | Age Standardized Education Per Capita | Years | 2.0 | 2.85 | 1.38 |
168 | AGO | Angola | 1970 | 157 | 25 plus | 2 | Females | Age Standardized Education Per Capita | Years | 0.77 | 1.27 | 0.46 |
168 | AGO | Angola | 1970 | 157 | 25 plus | 3 | Both | Age Standardized Education Per Capita | Years | 1.38 | 2.06 | 0.92 |
43 | ALB | Albania | 1970 | 156 | 15 to 44 | 2 | Females | Age Standardized Education Per Capita | Years | 5.12 | 6.87 | 3.69 |
43 | ALB | Albania | 1970 | 157 | 25 plus | 1 | Males | Age Standardized Education Per Capita | Years | 5.49 | 7.09 | 4.14 |