Malaysia vs Sri Lanka: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling.

Malaysia
14.6%
in 2010
Sri Lanka
13.6%
in 2010
Malaysia rank
68th
Sri Lanka rank
70th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. over time

  • Malaysia
  • Sri Lanka
51015202530196019852010

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 14.6% against 13.6% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 1.0%.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 68th and Sri Lanka ranks 70th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 11.5% 6.8% 4.7% Malaysia
1970s 17.1% 19.3% 2.2% Sri Lanka
1980s 22.9% 27.3% 4.4% Sri Lanka
1990s 20.9% 19.9% 1.0% Malaysia
2000s 17.2% 11.4% 5.8% Malaysia
2010s 14.6% 13.6% 1.0% Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling., Malaysia or Sri Lanka?
Malaysia, at 14.6% against 13.6% in Sri Lanka as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. between Malaysia and Sri Lanka?
1.0%, with Malaysia 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: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling.?
Malaysia ranks 68th and Sri Lanka ranks 70th 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 population age 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Malaysia vs Sri Lanka: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling.. Statizoid, drawing on Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Retrieved 13 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/barro-lee-percentage-of-population-age-25-with-primary-schooling-completed-primary/malaysia/sri-lanka/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/barro-lee-percentage-of-population-age-25-with-primary-schooling-completed-primary/malaysia/sri-lanka/">Malaysia vs Sri Lanka: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling.</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary
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 population age 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary