Barbados vs Sri Lanka: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total

Barbados
0.34
in 2010
Sri Lanka
0.35
in 2010
Barbados rank
11th
Sri Lanka rank
10th

Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total over time

  • Barbados
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.35 against 0.34 in Barbados, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Barbados ranks 11th and Sri Lanka ranks 10th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 0.01 0 0.01 Barbados
1970s 0.04 0.01 0.03 Barbados
1980s 0.12 0.015 0.105 Barbados
1990s 0.075 0.065 0.01 Barbados
2000s 0.095 0.165 0.07 Sri Lanka
2010s 0.34 0.35 0.01 Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total, Barbados or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.35 against 0.34 in Barbados as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total between Barbados and Sri Lanka?
0.01, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Sri Lanka?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Barbados and Sri Lanka rank globally for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total?
Barbados ranks 11th and Sri Lanka ranks 10th 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 tertiary schooling, age 15-19, 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 tertiary schooling, age 15-19, 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 tertiary schooling, 15-19, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people age 15-19.