El Salvador vs Sri Lanka: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with no education

El Salvador
4.9%
in 2010
Sri Lanka
4.7%
in 2010
El Salvador rank
79th
Sri Lanka rank
80th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with no education over time

  • El Salvador
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 4.9% against 4.7% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 79th and Sri Lanka ranks 80th of 144 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 62.5% 39.2% 23.2% El Salvador
1970s 60.5% 26.9% 33.6% El Salvador
1980s 52.7% 20.5% 32.2% El Salvador
1990s 38.1% 13.8% 24.3% El Salvador
2000s 26.8% 8.4% 18.4% El Salvador
2010s 4.9% 4.7% 0.3% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with no education, El Salvador or Sri Lanka?
El Salvador, at 4.9% against 4.7% in Sri Lanka as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with no education between El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
0.2%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do El Salvador and Sri Lanka rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with no education?
El Salvador ranks 79th and Sri Lanka ranks 80th 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 50-54 with no education. 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 50-54 with no education
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
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Percentage of population age 50-54 with no education