Greece vs Sri Lanka: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total

Greece
3.61
in 2010
Sri Lanka
3.73
in 2010
Greece rank
55th
Sri Lanka rank
53rd

Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total over time

  • Greece
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 3.73 against 3.61 in Greece, a difference of 0.12.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 55th and Sri Lanka ranks 53rd of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 2.23 0.74 1.49 Greece
1970s 1.74 1.75 0.005 Sri Lanka
1980s 2.03 1.73 0.305 Greece
1990s 2.88 2.79 0.1 Greece
2000s 3.25 3.96 0.705 Sri Lanka
2010s 3.61 3.73 0.12 Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total, Greece or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 3.73 against 3.61 in Greece as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total between Greece and Sri Lanka?
0.12, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Sri Lanka?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Greece and Sri Lanka rank globally for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total?
Greece ranks 55th and Sri Lanka ranks 53rd 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 secondary schooling, age 15+, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total
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 secondary schooling, 15+, total is the average years of secondary education completed among people over age 15.