Singapore vs Sri Lanka: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total
Singapore
0.42
in 2010
Sri Lanka
0.35
in 2010
Singapore rank
7th
Sri Lanka rank
10th
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total over time
- Singapore
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 0.42 against 0.35 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.07.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.2 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Singapore ahead.
Singapore ranks 7th and Sri Lanka ranks 10th of 144 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Singapore averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.03 | 0 | 0.03 | Singapore |
| 1970s | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.02 | Singapore |
| 1980s | 0.025 | 0.015 | 0.01 | Singapore |
| 1990s | 0.05 | 0.065 | 0.015 | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.025 | 0.165 | 0.14 | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.42 | 0.35 | 0.07 | Singapore |
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, Singapore or Sri Lanka?
- Singapore, at 0.42 against 0.35 in Sri Lanka as of 2010.
- What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total between Singapore and Sri Lanka?
- 0.07, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Sri Lanka?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
- How do Singapore and Sri Lanka rank globally for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total?
- Singapore ranks 7th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Average years of tertiary schooling, 15-19, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people age 15-19.