Republic of Korea vs Sri Lanka: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary

Republic of Korea
1.5%
in 2010
Sri Lanka
1.6%
in 2010
Republic of Korea rank
70th
Sri Lanka rank
68th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary over time

  • Republic of Korea
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 1.6% against 1.5% in Republic of Korea, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Republic of Korea's.

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

Republic of Korea ranks 70th and Sri Lanka ranks 68th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of Korea Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Republic of Korea
1970s 0.3% 0.1% 0.2% Republic of Korea
1980s 0.7% 0.2% 0.5% Republic of Korea
1990s 0.9% 0.7% 0.2% Republic of Korea
2000s 1.0% 1.6% 0.6% Sri Lanka
2010s 1.5% 1.6% 0.1% Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary, Republic of Korea or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 1.6% against 1.5% in Republic of Korea as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary between Republic of Korea and Sri Lanka?
0.1%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Sri Lanka?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Republic of Korea and Sri Lanka rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary?
Republic of Korea ranks 70th and Sri Lanka ranks 68th of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 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 65-69 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