Italy vs Sri Lanka: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 65-69, total

Italy
0.19
in 2010
Sri Lanka
0.18
in 2010
Italy rank
72nd
Sri Lanka rank
75th

Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 65-69, total over time

  • Italy
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 0.19 against 0.18 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.01.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 72nd and Sri Lanka ranks 75th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 5 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 0.04 0.01 0.03 Italy
1970s 0.045 0.01 0.035 Italy
1980s 0.075 0.02 0.055 Italy
1990s 0.13 0.075 0.055 Italy
2000s 0.145 0.18 0.035 Sri Lanka
2010s 0.19 0.18 0.01 Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 65-69, total, Italy or Sri Lanka?
Italy, at 0.19 against 0.18 in Sri Lanka as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 65-69, total between Italy and Sri Lanka?
0.01, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sri Lanka?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Italy and Sri Lanka rank globally for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 65-69, total?
Italy ranks 72nd and Sri Lanka ranks 75th of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 65-69, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 65-69, total
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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Average years of tertiary schooling, 65-69, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people age 65-69.