Philippines vs Sri Lanka: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary

Philippines
11.9%
in 2010
Sri Lanka
11.8%
in 2010
Philippines rank
7th
Sri Lanka rank
8th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary over time

  • Philippines
  • Sri Lanka
051015196019852010

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 11.9% against 11.8% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.1%.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Philippines has been ahead every year.

Philippines ranks 7th and Sri Lanka ranks 8th of 144 countries.

Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Philippines Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 6.2% 0.0% 6.2% Philippines
1970s 8.7% 0.4% 8.3% Philippines
1980s 11.3% 0.5% 10.8% Philippines
1990s 13.7% 2.2% 11.4% Philippines
2000s 15.6% 5.4% 10.2% Philippines
2010s 11.9% 11.8% 0.0% Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary, Philippines or Sri Lanka?
Philippines, at 11.9% against 11.8% in Sri Lanka as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary between Philippines and Sri Lanka?
0.1%, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Sri Lanka?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Philippines and Sri Lanka rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary?
Philippines ranks 7th and Sri Lanka ranks 8th of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary schooling. Incompleted Tertiary. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary schooling. Incompleted Tertiary
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
Last refreshed