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Italy vs Sri Lanka: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary

Italy
15.8%
in 2010
Sri Lanka
16.0%
in 2010
Italy rank
61st
Sri Lanka rank
59th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary over time

  • Italy
  • Sri Lanka
051015196019852010

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 16.0% against 15.8% in Italy, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 61st and Sri Lanka ranks 59th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 3.1% 0.4% 2.7% Italy
1970s 3.0% 1.0% 2.0% Italy
1980s 6.0% 2.1% 3.9% Italy
1990s 9.8% 6.1% 3.7% Italy
2000s 12.3% 14.8% 2.5% Sri Lanka
2010s 15.8% 16.0% 0.2% Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary, Italy or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 16.0% against 15.8% in Italy as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary between Italy and Sri Lanka?
0.2%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sri Lanka?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Italy and Sri Lanka rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary?
Italy ranks 61st and Sri Lanka ranks 59th 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 40-44 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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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Tertiary
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 40-44 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)