Saudi Arabia vs Sri Lanka: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, total

Saudi Arabia
0.38
in 2010
Sri Lanka
0.41
in 2010
Saudi Arabia rank
54th
Sri Lanka rank
51st

Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, total over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.41 against 0.38 in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.03.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.

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

Saudi Arabia ranks 54th and Sri Lanka ranks 51st of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2 0.015 0.185 Saudi Arabia
1970s 0.28 0.06 0.22 Saudi Arabia
1980s 0.39 0.105 0.285 Saudi Arabia
1990s 0.47 0.485 0.015 Sri Lanka
2000s 0.365 0.645 0.28 Sri Lanka
2010s 0.38 0.41 0.03 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 20-24, total, Saudi Arabia or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.41 against 0.38 in Saudi Arabia as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, total between Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka?
0.03, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka rank globally for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, total?
Saudi Arabia ranks 54th and Sri Lanka ranks 51st 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 20-24, 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 20-24, 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, 20-24, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people age 20-24.