Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total was 6.08 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Sri Lanka, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 6.08 for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in 2010.
The figure is down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Sri Lanka peaked at 6.15 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.62, in 1960.
Sri Lanka ranks 20th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.62 | — |
| 1965 | 3.82 | +5.5% |
| 1970 | 3.85 | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 4.22 | +9.6% |
| 1980 | 4.71 | +11.6% |
| 1985 | 5.19 | +10.2% |
| 1990 | 5.66 | +9.1% |
| 1995 | 6.02 | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 6.09 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 6.15 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 6.08 | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.72 | 3.62 | 3.82 | 2 |
| 1970s | 4.04 | 3.85 | 4.22 | 2 |
| 1980s | 4.95 | 4.71 | 5.19 | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.84 | 5.66 | 6.02 | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.12 | 6.09 | 6.15 | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.08 | 6.08 | 6.08 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -5.98 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 64,434 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,899 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 222,100 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -5.62 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 136,118 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -6.56 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Sri Lanka?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Sri Lanka was 6.08 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 6.15 in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.62 in 1960.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total?
- Sri Lanka ranks 20th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 25+, total is the average years of primary education completed among people over age 25.