Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with secondary

Sri Lanka
46.9%
in 2010
Zimbabwe
58.7%
in 2010
Sri Lanka rank
5th
Zimbabwe rank
2nd

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with secondary over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • Zimbabwe
0204060196019852010

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 58.7% against 46.9% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 11.8%.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.3 times Sri Lanka's.

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

Sri Lanka ranks 5th and Zimbabwe ranks 2nd of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 4 and Zimbabwe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1960s 11.4% 1.2% 10.2% Sri Lanka
1970s 17.9% 3.2% 14.8% Sri Lanka
1980s 15.8% 6.5% 9.3% Sri Lanka
1990s 17.4% 14.3% 3.0% Sri Lanka
2000s 22.5% 46.5% 24.0% Zimbabwe
2010s 46.9% 58.7% 11.8% Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with secondary, Sri Lanka or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 58.7% against 46.9% in Sri Lanka as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with secondary between Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe?
11.8%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with secondary?
Sri Lanka ranks 5th and Zimbabwe ranks 2nd of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with secondary schooling. Incompleted Secondary. 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 35-39 with secondary schooling. Incompleted Secondary
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
Last refreshed