Growth in Education Level of the Working Population
(% per year, 1960-1992)
Africa 0.36
South Asia 0.46
Industrial Countries 0.50
Latin America 0.53
Middle East 0.68
East Asia 0.82
Note: Figures are for wage-weighted years of schooling. East Asia figure excludes China and Japan. These data build upon estimates that Barro and Lee constructed.
Bosworth, Collins, and Chen, Table 3, column 3.
Africa 0.36 South Asia 0.46 Industrial Countries 0.50 Latin America 0.53 Middle East 0.68 East Asia 0.82
Note: Figures are for wage-weighted years of schooling. East Asia figure excludes China and Japan. These data build upon estimates that Barro and Lee constructed.
Bosworth, Collins, and Chen, Table 3, column 3.