Singapore vs Sri Lanka: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary

Singapore
80.0%
in 2010
Sri Lanka
79.6%
in 2010
Singapore rank
57th
Sri Lanka rank
60th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary over time

  • Singapore
  • Sri Lanka
406080100196019852010

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 80.0% against 79.6% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Singapore ahead.

Singapore ranks 57th and Sri Lanka ranks 60th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Singapore Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 42.3% 36.1% 6.2% Singapore
1970s 61.1% 62.1% 1.0% Sri Lanka
1980s 56.8% 59.1% 2.3% Sri Lanka
1990s 54.3% 74.6% 20.3% Sri Lanka
2000s 83.1% 84.6% 1.5% Sri Lanka
2010s 80.0% 79.6% 0.4% Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary, Singapore or Sri Lanka?
Singapore, at 80.0% against 79.6% in Sri Lanka as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary between Singapore and Sri Lanka?
0.4%, 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: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary?
Singapore ranks 57th and Sri Lanka ranks 60th of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Secondary
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

Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)