Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25-29, total in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25-29, total was 12.01 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25-29, total in Sri Lanka, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 12.01 for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25-29, total in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25-29, total in Sri Lanka peaked at 12.13 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 5.33, in 1960.
That places Sri Lanka 37th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25-29, total in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.33 | — |
| 1965 | 5.4 | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 6.83 | +26.5% |
| 1975 | 7.56 | +10.7% |
| 1980 | 8.43 | +11.5% |
| 1985 | 8.96 | +6.3% |
| 1990 | 9.69 | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 10.36 | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 12.08 | +16.6% |
| 2005 | 12.13 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 12.01 | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.37 | 5.33 | 5.4 | 2 |
| 1970s | 7.2 | 6.83 | 7.56 | 2 |
| 1980s | 8.7 | 8.43 | 8.96 | 2 |
| 1990s | 10.02 | 9.69 | 10.36 | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.11 | 12.08 | 12.13 | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.01 | 12.01 | 12.01 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 777,541 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.9 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0353 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 798,817 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.89 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0362 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.54 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4555 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 73,333 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.32 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25-29, total in Sri Lanka?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25-29, total in Sri Lanka was 12.01 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 25-29, total recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 12.13 in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25-29, total recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.33 in 1960.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25-29, total?
- Sri Lanka ranks 37th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25-29, total rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. 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 25-29, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 25-29, total is the average years of education completed among people age 25-29.