How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Sri Lanka?

11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.

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+, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mexico vs Sri Lanka: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female

Mexico

0.51

in 2010

Sri Lanka

0.49

in 2010

Mexico rank

57th

Sri Lanka rank

58th

Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female over time

Mexico
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 0.51 against 0.49 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.02.

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

Mexico ranks 57th and Sri Lanka ranks 58th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mexico	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.025	0.01	0.015	Mexico
1970s	0.055	0.025	0.03	Mexico
1980s	0.115	0.05	0.065	Mexico
1990s	0.205	0.235	0.03	Sri Lanka
2000s	0.355	0.47	0.115	Sri Lanka
2010s	0.51	0.49	0.02	Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female, Mexico or Sri Lanka?: Mexico, at 0.51 against 0.49 in Sri Lanka as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female between Mexico and Sri Lanka?: 0.02, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Sri Lanka?: 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Mexico and Sri Lanka rank globally for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female?: Mexico ranks 57th and Sri Lanka ranks 58th 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+, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Mexico vs Sri Lanka: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female. Statizoid, drawing on Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Retrieved 08 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/barro-lee-average-years-of-tertiary-schooling-age-15-female/mexico/sri-lanka/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/barro-lee-average-years-of-tertiary-schooling-age-15-female/mexico/sri-lanka/">Mexico vs Sri Lanka: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, 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: 04 September 2026

Average years of tertiary schooling, 15+, female is the average years of tertiary education completed among females over age 15.