Iceland vs Sri Lanka: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, female

Iceland
0.13
in 2010
Sri Lanka
0.12
in 2010
Iceland rank
44th
Sri Lanka rank
47th

Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, female over time

  • Iceland
  • Sri Lanka
00.050.10.15196019852010

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.13 against 0.12 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.01.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Iceland ranks 44th and Sri Lanka ranks 47th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0.005 0 0.005 Iceland
1980s 0.015 0.005 0.01 Iceland
1990s 0.03 0.04 0.01 Sri Lanka
2000s 0.1 0.095 0.005 Iceland
2010s 0.13 0.12 0.01 Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, female, Iceland or Sri Lanka?
Iceland, at 0.13 against 0.12 in Sri Lanka as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, female between Iceland and Sri Lanka?
0.01, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Sri Lanka?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Iceland and Sri Lanka rank globally for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, female?
Iceland ranks 44th and Sri Lanka ranks 47th 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 75+, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, female
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
Last refreshed

Average years of tertiary schooling, 75+, female is the average years of tertiary education completed among females over age 75.