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

Japan
0.11
in 2010
Sri Lanka
0.12
in 2010
Japan rank
50th
Sri Lanka rank
47th

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

  • Japan
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.12 against 0.11 in Japan, a difference of 0.01.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 50th and Sri Lanka ranks 47th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 0.01 0 0.01 Japan
1970s 0.02 0 0.02 Japan
1980s 0.07 0.005 0.065 Japan
1990s 0.105 0.04 0.065 Japan
2000s 0.105 0.095 0.01 Japan
2010s 0.11 0.12 0.01 Sri Lanka

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, Japan or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.12 against 0.11 in Japan as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, female between Japan and Sri Lanka?
0.01, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sri Lanka?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Japan and Sri Lanka rank globally for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, female?
Japan ranks 50th 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.