Canada vs Sri Lanka: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female

Canada
5.87
in 2010
Sri Lanka
5.93
in 2010
Canada rank
26th
Sri Lanka rank
23rd

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female over time

  • Canada
  • Sri Lanka
0246196019852010

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 5.93 against 5.87 in Canada, a difference of 0.06.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 26th and Sri Lanka ranks 23rd of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 5.29 2.86 2.43 Canada
1970s 5.37 3.46 1.91 Canada
1980s 5.5 4.56 0.93 Canada
1990s 5.67 5.56 0.1 Canada
2000s 5.78 5.95 0.175 Sri Lanka
2010s 5.87 5.93 0.06 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 25+, female, Canada or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 5.93 against 5.87 in Canada as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female between Canada and Sri Lanka?
0.06, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sri Lanka?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Canada and Sri Lanka rank globally for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female?
Canada ranks 26th and Sri Lanka ranks 23rd 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 25+, 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 25+, 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
Last refreshed

Average years of primary schooling, 25+, female is the average years of primary education completed among females over age 25.