Malaysia vs Sri Lanka: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total
Malaysia
0.45
in 2010
Sri Lanka
0.47
in 2010
Malaysia rank
63rd
Sri Lanka rank
61st
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total over time
- Malaysia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.47 against 0.45 in Malaysia, a difference of 0.02.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 63rd and Sri Lanka ranks 61st of 144 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.03 | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0.08 | 0.055 | 0.025 | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 0.215 | 0.215 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 0.28 | 0.46 | 0.18 | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.45 | 0.47 | 0.02 | 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 25+, total, Malaysia or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.47 against 0.45 in Malaysia as of 2010.
- What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total between Malaysia and Sri Lanka?
- 0.02, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Sri Lanka?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
- How do Malaysia and Sri Lanka rank globally for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total?
- Malaysia ranks 63rd and Sri Lanka ranks 61st 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 25+, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average years of tertiary schooling, 25+, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people over age 25.