Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, female in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, female was 0.49 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, female in Sri Lanka, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, female in Sri Lanka is 0.49, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, female in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.49 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.01, in 1960.
Sri Lanka ranks 58th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, female in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.01 | — |
| 1965 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.02 | +100.0% |
| 1975 | 0.03 | +50.0% |
| 1980 | 0.02 | -33.3% |
| 1985 | 0.06 | +200.0% |
| 1990 | 0.14 | +133.3% |
| 1995 | 0.28 | +100.0% |
| 2000 | 0.46 | +64.3% |
| 2005 | 0.48 | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.49 | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.025 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.21 | 0.14 | 0.28 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.47 | 0.46 | 0.48 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 56 Chile 0.52 compare
- 57 Serbia 0.51 compare
- 59 Thailand 0.48 compare
- 60 Saudi Arabia 0.47 compare
- 60 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.47 compare
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 214,300 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.54 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.58 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.89 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0715 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.58 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.89 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, female in Sri Lanka?
- Barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, female in Sri Lanka was 0.49 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.49 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 in 1960.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, female?
- Sri Lanka ranks 58th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, female rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 tertiary schooling, age 25+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of tertiary schooling, 25+, female is the average years of tertiary education completed among females over age 25.