El Salvador vs Sri Lanka: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female

El Salvador
4.88
in 2010
Sri Lanka
4.95
in 2010
El Salvador rank
87th
Sri Lanka rank
84th

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female over time

  • El Salvador
  • Sri Lanka
2468196019852010

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 4.95 against 4.88 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.07.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

El Salvador ranks 87th and Sri Lanka ranks 84th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 2.53 4.89 2.36 Sri Lanka
1970s 3.47 6.71 3.24 Sri Lanka
1980s 4.88 6.58 1.7 Sri Lanka
1990s 5.88 5.67 0.215 El Salvador
2000s 7.39 4.84 2.55 El Salvador
2010s 4.88 4.95 0.07 Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female, El Salvador or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 4.95 against 4.88 in El Salvador as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female between El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
0.07, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do El Salvador and Sri Lanka rank globally for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female?
El Salvador ranks 87th and Sri Lanka ranks 84th of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Average years of primary schooling, 15-19, female is the average years of primary education completed among females age 15-19.