How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore 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 total schooling, age 50-54, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Singapore vs Sri Lanka: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 50-54, female

Singapore

9.36

in 2010

Sri Lanka

9.57

in 2010

Singapore rank

56th

Sri Lanka rank

53rd

Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 50-54, female over time

Singapore
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 9.57 against 9.36 in Singapore, a difference of 0.21.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

Singapore ranks 56th and Sri Lanka ranks 53rd of 144 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Singapore	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.67	2.59	1.92	Sri Lanka
1970s	1.45	3.6	2.16	Sri Lanka
1980s	1.57	4.43	2.86	Sri Lanka
1990s	4.23	6.54	2.31	Sri Lanka
2000s	7.15	8.91	1.76	Sri Lanka
2010s	9.36	9.57	0.21	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 50-54, female, Singapore or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 9.57 against 9.36 in Singapore as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 50-54, female between Singapore and Sri Lanka?: 0.21, with Sri Lanka 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 total schooling, age 50-54, female?: Singapore ranks 56th and Sri Lanka ranks 53rd 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 total schooling, age 50-54, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 50-54, 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 total schooling, 50-54, female is the average years of education completed among females age 50-54.