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

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

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

  • Spain
  • Sri Lanka
00.10.20.3196019852010

How they compare

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

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

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

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 0.015 0 0.015 Spain
1970s 0.035 0 0.035 Spain
1980s 0.07 0.005 0.065 Spain
1990s 0.055 0.04 0.015 Spain
2000s 0.205 0.095 0.11 Spain
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, Spain or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.12 against 0.11 in Spain as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, female between Spain and Sri Lanka?
0.01, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sri Lanka?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Spain and Sri Lanka rank globally for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, female?
Spain 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.