Ethiopia vs Sri Lanka: Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in

Ethiopia
0.6444
in 2016
Sri Lanka
0.5987
in 2016
Ethiopia rank
1st
Sri Lanka rank
2nd

Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 0.6444 against 0.5987 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0457.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 1st and Sri Lanka ranks 2nd of 71 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2000s 0.728 0.6371 0.091 Ethiopia
2010s 0.6384 0.6118 0.0266 Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in, Ethiopia or Sri Lanka?
Ethiopia, at 0.6444 against 0.5987 in Sri Lanka as of 2016.
What is the difference in proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in between Ethiopia and Sri Lanka?
0.0457, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sri Lanka?
11 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.
How do Ethiopia and Sri Lanka rank globally for proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in?
Ethiopia ranks 1st and Sri Lanka ranks 2nd of 71 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in public sector. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in public sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
71 places, 884 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed