Albania vs Sri Lanka: Average years of schooling
Albania
10.32 years
in 2020
Sri Lanka
10.33 years
in 2020
Albania rank
46th
Sri Lanka rank
45th
Average years of schooling over time
- Albania
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 10.33 years against 10.32 years in Albania, a difference of 0.01 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Albania ranks 46th and Sri Lanka ranks 45th of 111 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.025 years | 0.17 years | 0.145 years | Sri Lanka |
| 1880s | 0.035 years | 0.21 years | 0.175 years | Sri Lanka |
| 1890s | 0.055 years | 0.34 years | 0.285 years | Sri Lanka |
| 1900s | 0.09 years | 0.53 years | 0.44 years | Sri Lanka |
| 1910s | 0.195 years | 1.02 years | 0.825 years | Sri Lanka |
| 1920s | 0.435 years | 1.75 years | 1.31 years | Sri Lanka |
| 1930s | 0.755 years | 2.59 years | 1.83 years | Sri Lanka |
| 1940s | 1.44 years | 3.17 years | 1.73 years | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 2.84 years | 3.69 years | 0.855 years | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 3.43 years | 4.3 years | 0.875 years | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 5.2 years | 6.8 years | 1.6 years | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 7.44 years | 7.55 years | 0.115 years | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 8.57 years | 9.37 years | 0.79 years | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 10.09 years | 10.8 years | 0.715 years | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 10.21 years | 10.38 years | 0.165 years | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 10.32 years | 10.33 years | 0.01 years | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average years of schooling, Albania or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 10.33 years against 10.32 years in Albania as of 2020.
- What is the difference in average years of schooling between Albania and Sri Lanka?
- 0.01 years, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Sri Lanka?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Albania and Sri Lanka rank globally for average years of schooling?
- Albania ranks 46th and Sri Lanka ranks 45th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average years of formal education for individuals aged 15-64.