Singapore vs Sri Lanka: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with tertiary
Singapore
16.4%
in 2010
Sri Lanka
17.5%
in 2010
Singapore rank
10th
Sri Lanka rank
8th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with tertiary over time
- Singapore
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 17.5% against 16.4% in Singapore, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Singapore ahead.
Singapore ranks 10th and Sri Lanka ranks 8th of 144 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Singapore averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.8% | Singapore |
| 1970s | 1.0% | 0.3% | 0.6% | Singapore |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.3% | Singapore |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 2.9% | 1.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 7.8% | 7.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 17.5% | 1.1% | Sri Lanka |
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 tertiary, Singapore or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 17.5% against 16.4% in Singapore as of 2010.
- What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with tertiary between Singapore and Sri Lanka?
- 1.1%, 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: percentage of female population age 15-19 with tertiary?
- Singapore ranks 10th and Sri Lanka ranks 8th 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 tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of female population age 15-19 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)