Sri Lanka vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Share of the population with tertiary education
Sri Lanka
15.7%
in 2020
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
14.9%
in 2020
Sri Lanka rank
53rd
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank
55th
Share of the population with tertiary education over time
- Sri Lanka
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 15.7% against 14.9% in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 53rd and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 55th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 1 and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.5% | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of |
| 1930s | 0.2% | 0.9% | 0.7% | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of |
| 1940s | 0.2% | 1.2% | 1.0% | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of |
| 1950s | 0.3% | 1.4% | 1.0% | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of |
| 1960s | 0.5% | 1.8% | 1.3% | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of |
| 1970s | 1.4% | 3.6% | 2.3% | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of |
| 1980s | 1.9% | 8.7% | 6.8% | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of |
| 1990s | 7.0% | 13.2% | 6.1% | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of |
| 2000s | 15.0% | 15.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 16.6% | 0.6% | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of |
| 2020s | 15.7% | 14.9% | 0.8% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with tertiary education, Sri Lanka or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Sri Lanka, at 15.7% against 14.9% in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with tertiary education between Sri Lanka and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- 0.8%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Sri Lanka and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for share of the population with tertiary education?
- Sri Lanka ranks 53rd and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 55th 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 Share of the population with tertiary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of the population aged 25 to 65 years who have either completed or partially completed tertiary education.