Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total was 10.82 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total in Sri Lanka, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total in Sri Lanka stood at 10.82.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total in Sri Lanka peaked at 12.07 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.2, in 1960.
Sri Lanka ranks 10th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.2 | — |
| 1965 | 6.84 | +10.3% |
| 1970 | 9.02 | +31.9% |
| 1975 | 8.94 | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 8.93 | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 8.72 | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 10.66 | +22.2% |
| 1995 | 11.28 | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 12.07 | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 11.82 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 10.82 | -8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.52 | 6.2 | 6.84 | 2 |
| 1970s | 8.98 | 8.94 | 9.02 | 2 |
| 1980s | 8.82 | 8.72 | 8.93 | 2 |
| 1990s | 10.97 | 10.66 | 11.28 | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.95 | 11.82 | 12.07 | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.82 | 10.82 | 10.82 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0715 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 777,541 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total in Sri Lanka?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total in Sri Lanka was 10.82 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 12.07 in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2 in 1960.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total?
- Sri Lanka ranks 10th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. 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 total schooling, age 15-19, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 15-19, total is the average years of education completed among people age 15-19.