Italy vs Sri Lanka: Average years of schooling
Italy
10.74 years
in 2020
Sri Lanka
10.83 years
in 2020
Italy rank
63rd
Sri Lanka rank
62nd
Average years of schooling over time
- Italy
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 10.83 years against 10.74 years in Italy, a difference of 0.09 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 63rd and Sri Lanka ranks 62nd of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 14 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.84 years | 0.2618 years | 0.5782 years | Italy |
| 1880s | 1.33 years | 0.3923 years | 0.9377 years | Italy |
| 1890s | 1.86 years | 0.6163 years | 1.24 years | Italy |
| 1900s | 2.38 years | 0.9 years | 1.48 years | Italy |
| 1910s | 2.84 years | 1.22 years | 1.62 years | Italy |
| 1920s | 3.84 years | 1.89 years | 1.95 years | Italy |
| 1930s | 4.29 years | 2.42 years | 1.88 years | Italy |
| 1950s | 5.08 years | 3.26 years | 1.83 years | Italy |
| 1960s | 5.76 years | 3.78 years | 1.98 years | Italy |
| 1970s | 6.91 years | 5.61 years | 1.3 years | Italy |
| 1980s | 8.13 years | 5.67 years | 2.46 years | Italy |
| 1990s | 9.39 years | 6.46 years | 2.93 years | Italy |
| 2000s | 10.42 years | 7.59 years | 2.83 years | Italy |
| 2010s | 10.91 years | 10.11 years | 0.8018 years | Italy |
| 2020s | 10.74 years | 10.83 years | 0.0872 years | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average years of schooling, Italy or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 10.83 years against 10.74 years in Italy as of 2020.
- What is the difference in average years of schooling between Italy and Sri Lanka?
- 0.09 years, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sri Lanka?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Italy and Sri Lanka rank globally for average years of schooling?
- Italy ranks 63rd and Sri Lanka ranks 62nd of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor 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 number of years of total schooling (primary, secondary, and tertiary) for the population aged 15 and over.