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
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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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Indicator
Average years of schooling
Unit
years
Source
Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 3,441 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed

Average years of formal education for individuals aged 15-64.